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Building a more resilient, data-driven economy

“In a resilient economy, power and decision-making should be distributed among a diverse set of stakeholders."

via The Wall Street Journal · June 12, 2020
in Human Dynamics
#data #economy #government +2 more
Article Research

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.

via MIT News · May 13, 2020
in Biomechatronics
#communications #data #government +4 more
Article Research

(Re)Building the Economy | Alex (Sandy) Pentland | TEDxMIT

With each major crisis, be it pandemic, war, or major new technology, there has been the need to reinvent our society.

via TEDxTalks · May 13, 2020
in Human Dynamics
#economy #social science #community +2 more
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Lesson of a Pandemic for a Connected World

Let’s jumpstart a new infrastructure for industry, health, learning, and the people.

May 4, 2020
in Viral Communications
#communications #data #government +8 more
Article Research

Managing the flow of ideas in a pandemic

Tools and tactics for maximizing effective communication and decision-making while minimizing the spread of illness.

via MIT Sloan Management Review · March 25, 2020
in Human Dynamics
#social networks #technology #industry +1 more
Post Research

A Coronavirus briefing with MIT

MIT Industrial Liaison Program with professors Yossi Sheffi, Alex Pentland, and Andrew Lo to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on business.

March 17, 2020
in Human Dynamics
#economy #industry #covid19
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Ethics

Ethics Initiative

#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +12 more
Article Research

Out of the lab and into the world

E14 Venture Summit celebrates the diversity of spinoff companies from the Media Lab.

via MIT News · Feb. 11, 2020
in External Relations · Media Lab Spinoffs
#alumni #industry #startup
Article Research

How private companies are changing the future of space exploration

Ariel Ekblaw and Charles Bolden consider the future of human spaceflight.

via WBUR On Point · Feb. 6, 2020
in Space Exploration Initiative
#transportation #space #industry
Article Research

How tiny startup teams handle big privacy issues

Four social-impact startups reveal how they manage privacy laws and concerns—even if they’re not required to.

via Fast Company · Jan. 24, 2020
in Director's Office
#privacy #industry
Article Research

Foster innovation, ethical tech with diverse teams

Civic Media head Ethan Zuckerman and others discuss how increasing team diversity can improve outcomes.

via The Wall Street Journal · Jan. 13, 2020
in Civic Media
#ethics #community #technology +2 more
Article Research

Tech companies tried to help us spend less time on our phones. It didn’t work.

Ethan Zuckerman and other experts contextualize the real risks of the mobile internet.

via Vox Recode · Jan. 6, 2020
in Center for Civic Media
#social media #technology #industry
Article Research

Ring’s hidden data let us map Amazon's sprawling home surveillance network

By Dell Cameron and Dhruv MehrotraAs reporters raced this summer to bring new details of Ring’s law enforcement contracts to…

via Gizmodo · Dec. 9, 2019
in Human Dynamics
#networks #privacy #security +2 more
Article Research

Twitter and Facebook want to shift power to users. Or do they?

DCI head Neha Narula offers perspective on the draw of decentralization.

via The New York Times · Dec. 18, 2019
in Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
#social media #technology #industry
Article Research

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.

via Business Insider (Singapore) · Dec. 11, 2019
in Human Dynamics · Media Lab Spinoffs
#health #alumni #social change +1 more
Article Research

MITdesignX selects 2020 cohort

Ten multi-disciplinary teams join MIT’s design entrepreneurship accelerator.

via Medium · Dec. 11, 2019
in City Science
#design #architecture #art +2 more
Article Research

MIT Computational Law: "A Perspective on Legal Algorithms"

The first MIT Computational Law report features an essay by Sandy Pentland, head of the Human Dynamics group.

via MIT Computational Law · Dec. 6, 2019
in Human Dynamics
#government #politics #industry
Article Research

How to foster innovation in your workplace

Here are proven thought starters for creating a business culture that nurtures disruptive change

via Fast Company · Nov. 26, 2019
in City Science
#social networks #technology #industry +1 more
Article Research

Innovator in chief

Moinina David Sengeh, PhD ’16, is trying to bring innovation into “the heart of government.”

via MIT Technology Review · Oct. 24, 2019
in Biomechatronics
#government #learning + teaching #community +2 more
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Joy Buolamwini and Amanda Nguyen chosen for TIME 100 Next 2019

Congratulations to Joy Buolamwini and Amanda Nguyen for being recognized in the "Advocates" category.

Nov. 13, 2019
in Civic Media · Director's Fellows Program
#civic technology #politics #social change +3 more
Article Research

Pranav Mistry appointed as President and CEO of STAR Labs an independent entity of Samsung Electronics

Computer scientist Pranav Mistry has been appointed as the President and CEO of STAR Labs .

via The Free Press Journal · Oct. 27, 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
#consumer electronics #computer science #industry
Article Research

It's OK that Amazon will (likely) get the .amazon domain

Ito shares his thoughts on the difficulty of making the right decisions in the face of what, to the public, appears to be obviously wrong.

via Wired · May 25, 2019
in Director's Office
#politics #computer science #industry
Article Research

Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back

Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes

via MIT News · May 3, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#agriculture #architecture #art +4 more
Article Research

Open or closed? The answer is both.

Joi Ito tells Reid Hoffman what he learned about management, diversity, and openness from being a DJ in Chicago in the ‘80s.

via Masters of Scale · May 1, 2019
in Director's Office
#social science #industry
Article Research

The death of curiosity

How your company is killing innovation.

via Medium · March 26, 2019
in Affective Computing
#learning + teaching #social science #industry
Article Research

The evolution of AI research and the study of its social implications

Researchers find that, in published AI research, industry is overtaking academia, and the diversity of fields represented has declined.

via Medium · March 13, 2019
in Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #technology #academia +1 more
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President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT

Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.

via MIT News · March 8, 2019
in Center for Civic Media · Biomechatronics · Civic Media
#developing countries #technology #industry
Article Research

The 'Atlas of Inequality' maps micro-level segregation

MIT Media Lab’s new interactive “Atlas of Inequality” shows that “segregation is not just about where you live, but what you do."

via CityLab · March 6, 2019
in Human Dynamics
#civic technology #economy #social science +1 more
Article Research

Making a path to ethical, socially-beneficial artificial intelligence

Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure AI serves the public good.

via MIT News · March 5, 2019
in Director's Office
#art #artificial intelligence #social science +3 more
Article Research

Supposedly ‘fair’ algorithms can perpetuate discrimination

"We must provide a mechanism for civil society to be informed and engaged in the way in which algorithms are used."

via Wired · Feb. 5, 2019
in Director's Office
#social change #industry #civic action +1 more
Article Research

Beware corporate ‘machinewashing’ of AI

Four Lab researchers caution against credulous acceptance of rosy humanistic pronouncements.

via The Boston Globe · Jan. 7, 2019
in Ethics · Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #ethics #technology +1 more
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How different types of knowledge impact the growth of new firms

Study explores the micromechanisms underlying regional economic diversification.

via MIT News · Dec. 20, 2018
in Collective Learning
#economy #industry

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