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Scratch

Scratch is the world's most popular coding community for kids. Millions of kids around the world are using Scratch to program their ow…
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Virtual meetings are about to turn the art of management into a scalable science

Quartz at Work looks at ways that online meetings, with tools like those developed by certain spinoffs, can improve management decisions.
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Nature-inspired CRISPR enzymes for expansive genome editing

Applied computational biology discoveries vastly expand the range of CRISPR’s access to DNA sequences.
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Informing Covid-19 preparedness in Sierra Leone

MIT Governance Lab and the Institute for Governance Reform work with the government of Sierra Leone to conduct rapid-response surveys.
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Robust Genome Editing with Broad Targeting CRISPR Enzymes

Programmable CRISPR enzymes are powerful and versatile tools for genome editing. They, however, require a specific protospacer adjacent mot…
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Podcast: Designing next-generation bionic limbs

Matt Carney discusses his interest in humanoid robots and the importance of design aesthetics and user experience in developing prostheses.
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Wonder Stories: Proven to engage child readers like digital games

Wonder Stories is always free for teachers, but for the duration of COVID-19, Wonder Stories is free to anyone.
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Experimenting with digital labels

The University of San Francisco Museum Blog highlights the Museums and Technology course taught by Opera of the Future alum Eyal Shahar
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3 Questions: Catherine D’Ignazio on visualizing Covid-19 data

“Data scientists and visualization designers need to take their civic role very seriously in a pandemic,” says the MIT assistant professor.
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Kids can't be taught, but they love to learn

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCoeurdalene, an independent event.
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It's time for next-generation remote collaboration

With large-scale gatherings being put on-hold, it's proving time for digital engagement tech.
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New approach to sustainable building takes shape in Boston

A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from wood.
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The artist-engineer in VR

At Sundance New Frontiers 2020, Xin Liu and Qinya (Jenny) Guo debuted Living Distance, a VR piece about the journey of Liu’s wisdom tooth.
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5 questions on data and accountability with Julia Angwin

Read an interview with Angwin and Catherine D'Ignazio on machine bias, data privacy, and the role of journalism in creating accountability.
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This compostable packaging can tell you when your food is going bad

Who needs best-by labels when your package is sensing the food inside it?
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Out of the lab and into the world

E14 Venture Summit celebrates the diversity of spinoff companies from the Media Lab.
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A holographic meeting platform for collaborating from anywhere

"There's got to be a better way to share space and work together remotely—but computers or phones may not be the right tools."
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Can a screen-free robot teach coding—and build character?

Alum Marina Bers on Seymour Papert, STEM, Kibo, and Scratch Jr.
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Finding the blank spots in big data

Artists and designers are working to address a major problem for marginalized communities in the data economy.
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How to solve climate change and make life more awesome

We already have all the tools we need to fix climate change. We just need to use them.
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Parental leave isn’t just policy at my company—it’s a huge part of our culture, and here’s how

Alum Ben Waber talks about how the spinoff Humanyze has worked to create a culture that supports employees in taking parental leave.
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Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display

Researchers in alum Sean Follmer’s lab at Stanford are developing a touch-based display to make computer-aided design tools more accessible.
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E14 Fund helps Media Lab community deploy startups

“First and foremost we’re a community-builder,” says Habib Haddad, a managing partner of the venture fund.
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Elowan: A plant-robot hybrid

Elowan is a cybernetic lifeform, a plant in direct dialogue with a machine. Using its own internal electrical signals, the plant is interfa…
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Somerville startup at the heart of Times Square attraction

1,000 clear plastic tiles assembled into a 10-by-12-foot circular installation with a heart-shaped cutout in the middle
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Robotic interiors

Smart furniture transforms spaces in tiny apartments into bedrooms, work spaces, or closets.
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CityHome

We demonstrate how the CityHome, which has a very small footprint, can function as an apartment two to three times that size. This is achie…
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