Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Robots learn to use their hands
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- Robots learn to use their hands
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Having robots learn dexterous tasks requiring real-time hand-eye coordination is hard. Many tasks that we would consider simple, like hanging up a baseball cap on a rack, would be very challenging for most robot software. What's more, for a robot to learn each new task, it typically takes significant amounts of engineering time to program the robot. Pete Florence and Lucas Manuelli in the Robot Locomotion Group took a step closer to that goal with their work. Their paper will be presented at International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in May in Paris.
Link to the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.06933
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- Exploring Ikebana: Teaching the art of Japanese flower arranging
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For over 23 years, MIT-Japan Program has hosted a workshop on Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arranging.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Minds and Hands at Work
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Possibility, ingenuity, artistry, continuous learning—making is in MIT’s DNA. Take a look inside some of MIT’s makerspaces, where students get access to the tools they need to build on MIT’s long history of inventiveness. And learn how the forthcoming Metropolitan Warehouse makerspace will forge a new maker community at MIT.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the ...
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- Learn to scratch from a DJ master
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- During MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP), DJ Rob Swift was invited to teach a workshop on the six fundamental scratch techniques and the history of the culture of this art form. (Learn more about IAP: https://web.mit.edu/iap/about/index.html)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Powering the planet
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- As the world moves towards cleaner and sustainable sources of energy, one of the major challenges is converting efficiently between electrical and chemical energy. This is the challenge undertaken by Fikile Brushett, associate professor of chemical engineering, and his colleagues, who are trying to push the frontiers of electrochemical technology. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/mit-powering-the-planet-fikile-brushett-0129)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better pl...
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- 3D printing with living organisms
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A method for printing 3D objects that can control living organisms in predicable ways has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere. This technique may lead to 3D printing of biomedical tools that can be customized to fit the physical body and biomarkers of its users. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/3-d-bioprinting-living-materials-0123)
Listen to an explainer on 3D bioprinting and biohybrid materials: https://soundcloud.com/mitnewsoffice/audio-explainer-3d-bioprinting-and-biohyrbid-materials
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We ar...
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- December
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Kris Guay, who works in MIT Admissions, penned a poem capturing the essence of December in New England — when the days grow short, and our thoughts turn to family, friends, and home. Illustration, animation design and production: Christine Daniloff/MIT. Season’s greetings!
Description not needed: The visuals in this video only support what is spoken; the visuals do not provide additional information.
For more by Kris Guay please visit: http://smj.substack.com/
December
a few leaves are left
dangling from splintered branches
russet crinkly skins
curled up tight beneath a blanket
of grey white
while inside
fluorescent light insinuates day
onto faces of so many silent travelers
and buildings, street lamps, rows of houses
slip by in steady rhythm
all of us
sit waiting for the day’s approaching end
dreaming of family
of holidays
...
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- MIT Trashion Show
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The MIT Trashion Show is an annual fashion show that celebrates creative fashion design and promotes waste reduction and sustainability. Student designers from MIT and other Boston-area schools create pieces made of trash and recycled materials, which are then modeled on the runway.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathemati...
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- Mining the Deep Sea
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- 19:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Mining minerals found 15,000 feet below sea level could help secure a low-carbon future, but at what cost? Researchers including Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, are racing to understand the environmental impact of deep-sea mining. CORRECTION: Clarion-Clipperton Zone footage courtesy of "The DeepCCZ Project."
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Make way for Little HERMES, the lightweight bipedal robot
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Engineers at MIT have designed a new lightweight bipedal robot, that can lean from side to side, walk in place, and jump while keeping its balance. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-legged-robot-mimics-human-balance-while-running-jumping-1030)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as w...
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- MIT economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee win Nobel Prize (press conference)
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- 52:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, MIT economists whose work has helped transform antipoverty research and relief efforts, have been named co-winners of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, along with another co-winner, Harvard University economist Michael Kremer. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/esther-duflo-abhijit-banerjee-win-2019-nobel-prize-economics-1014)
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The MIT ...
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- The science of cornstarch and water
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various conditions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/oobleck-behavior-predict-cornstarch-1006)
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- MIT Task Force On The Work Of The Future
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- 1:16:39
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- "Automation will transform our work, our lives, our society," MIT President L. Rafael Reif said at today's briefing on a new MIT Work of the Future Task Force report. "Whether the outcome is inclusive or exclusive, fair or laissez-faire, is up to us – all of us." (Read the report: http://news.mit.edu/2019/work-future-report-technology-jobs-society-0904)
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- MIT’s Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP)
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- 3:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT’s Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) is committed to creating a robust pipeline of students who excel in STEM. For over 40 years, we’ve opened the doors to MIT by offering highly motivated and diverse students the chance to pursue their passion for STEM free of charge.
Too often, students’ zip codes play a larger role in determining their educational opportunities than do their abilities. Our mission is to diversify the science and engineering communities by engaging historically underrepresented and underserved middle- and high-school students. Nearly 70 percent of OEOP students come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, 80 percent are underrepresented students of color, and 50 percent are female. A great many of OEOP students will go on to be the first in their family to graduate from college.
With more than 2,200 applicants a year, OEOP students pass through an admissions process that is nearly as rigorous and selective as MI...
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- MIT's 50-year club
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Maria Bachini and Steve Dimond are two of 47 MIT employees with more than 50 years of service to the Institute. “It might seem odd,” Dimond says, “but I can’t ever remember a day waking up and dreading getting up to go to MIT.”
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, ...
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- Robo-thread
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828)
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, t...
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- This is MIT
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.
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- Understanding neural networks
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT-IBM Watson AI lab research team member David Bau explains how computers show evidence of learning the structure of the physical world.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and br...
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- Point of inception: Creating sustainability-oriented innovations from the start
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Desiree Plata and her students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are finding ways to solve environmental problems of the past — and prevent those of the future.
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT camp...
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- President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2019
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- 15:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- "Hack the world." (Read his full charge: )
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.
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- Michael Bloomberg at MIT Commencement 2019
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- 22:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Michael Bloomberg, the successful entrepreneur and three-term mayor of New York City who has become one of the nation’s most prominent philanthropists and fearless voices on gun violence, climate change, public health, and other issues, delivers the address at MIT’s 2019 Commencement exercises on Friday, June 7.
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mat...
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- Squire Booker PhD '94 at 2019 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Degree Conferral Ceremony
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- 13:58
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT alumnus and now a professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at Penn State University, Squire J. Booker PhD ’94, addresses the audience at MIT’s 2019 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Degree Conferral Ceremony.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, an...
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- Only one, but always different: The MIT Brass Rat
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- 5:18
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Each year, the MIT class ring, affectionately nicknamed the Brass Rat, is redesigned by a committee of 12 students from the second-year class. The committee is responsible for designing, premiering, selling, and delivering the ring to its class. Since its introduction in 1929, the Brass Rat has become a symbol of MIT, as well as one of the most recognizable rings worldwide. (Learn more about the ring: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/history-of-the-brass-rat/)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better pl...
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- The heart of the matter
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Irene Chen is a third year PhD student at MIT working to advance machine learning to help doctors and other clinicians improve health care. With her supervisor, David Sontag, and Boston-area hospitals, Chen is taking on the challenge of heart failure. After diagnosis, Chen says, heart failure patients live an average of five years. She wants to develop techniques that will make diagnosis more accurate and improve the treatment and quality of life among patients -- based on their age, past history, lab results, and other factors that can be modeled and better understood using new and more sensitive tools in machine learning.
“The techniques that we have right now just aren’t enough,” Chen says. “Health care has a long history of having disparate impacts on different groups.” Even in today’s clinical trials, she explains, the people serving as test subjects for new drugs do not represent the diversity of the general public. “The hope is that when we have acces...
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- The Future of Computing: MIT President L. Rafael Reif
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT President L. Rafael Reif talks about the importance of "bilinguals" to the future of computing and AI.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world t...
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- Creating a College: Stephen A. Schwarzman
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO and co-founder of the Blackstone Group, talks about what motivated his gift to create the new College of Computing.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors...
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- An MIT Moment: MIT Chamber Chorus performs in Lobby 7
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The MIT Chamber Chorus is a small student group that performs on campus under the direction of Dr. William Cutter. Designed for the more vocally and musically advanced singer, this select ensemble is challenged with a wide variety of repertoire including music for a capella chorus as well as choral works accompanied by small ensembles or piano.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, ...
- Title
- Curious about Curling? Meet the MIT club
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- 4:38
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- For many people, including those that participate, the sport of curling is somewhat of a mystery. "There's a lot of science behind curling, including some that's actually not so well understood," says graduate student Nate Bailey, a member of the MIT Curling Club. "I think it works at MIT because of that curiosity," sophomore Leanne Galanek adds. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/featured-video-throwing-stones-mit-curling-0404)
MIT Curling Club: http://curling.mit.edu/
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to mak...
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- Particle robots
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to move around, transport objects, and complete other tasks. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/particle-robot-cluster-simple-units-0320)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Title
- Welcome to CELEBRATE: The College!
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- 31:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT Faculty Chair Susan S. Silbey, the Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Sociology, and Anthropology and a professor of behavioral and policy sciences at the MIT Sloan School of Management, offers an introduction at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. MIT President L. Rafael Reif welcomes attendees at the celebration and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker gives opening remarks. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
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- SOLVE 2019 Announcement
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- 3:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Alex Amouyel, executive director of Solve, announces the 2019 Solve Global Challenges
at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilities. The MIT Schwarzman College of Comp...
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- MIT Schwarzman Celebrate Closing
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- 4:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt, the Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, offers closing remarks at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilitie...
- Title
- How the Enlightenment Ends: A Conversation
- Runtime
- 30:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, discusses how the enlightenment ends with Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist at The New York Times and author of Thank You for Being Late at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics ...
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- Creating a College: A Conversation
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- 35:01
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- 7 years ago
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- Becky Quick, co-anchorwoman of “Squawk Box” and “On the Money,” moderates a conversation on creating a college between Stephen A. Schwarzman and MIT President L. Rafael Reif at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research i...
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- Computing the Future: Setting New Directions (Part 1)
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- 1:24:09
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart, the Ford Foundation Professor of Engineering, offers an introduction to the session on “Computing the Future: Setting New Directions” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session includes: David Siegel, co-chairman of Two Sigma Investments and a founding advisor of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, offers remarks on how he learned to stop worrying and love algorithms. Diane Greene, director of Alphabet, SAP, and Stripe, speaks about the importance of industry and academia collaboration in computing, Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, discusses the human-machine partnership at the celebration and John E. Kelly III, executive vice president of IBM, offers remarks on the future of computing and AI at the celebration of...
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- Computing the Future: Setting New Directions (Part 2)
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- 24:22
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- 7 years ago
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- Antonio Torralba, the MIT director of the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab; the inaugural director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence; and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science offers a second introduction to the session on “Computing the Future: Setting New Directions” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session includes: Joshua B. Tenenbaum, professor of computational cognitive science, discussing his research on scaling AI the human way, Dimitris Bertsimas, the Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, discussing interpretable AI, Aleksander Mądry, an associate professor of computer science, discusses if AI is human-ready, Regina Barzilay, the Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and ...
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- Computing: Reflections and the Path Forward
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- 47:25
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT Chancellor for Academic Advancement W. Eric L. Grimson, the Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering, offers an introduction to the session on “Computing: Reflections and the Path Forward” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session presenters include: Sherry Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, gives a talk on rethinking friction in digital culture at the celebration, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the 3Com Founders Professor of Engineering, speaks about his research on rebooting the World Wide Web, and Patrick H. Winston, the Ford Professor of Engineering, provides a retrospective on AI and computing at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
The MI...
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- Computing for the People: Ethics and AI
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- 42:59
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- 7 years ago
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- Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and a professor of Political Science offers an introduction to a session on “Computing for the People: Ethics and AI” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist at The New York Times and author of Thank You for Being Late, moderates a panel on ethics featuring Ursula Burns, executive chairman and CEO of VEON, Ltd; Ash Carter, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and former US Secretary of Defense; Jennifer Chayes, technical fellow and managing director of Microsoft Research New England, New York City, and Montreal; Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab; Megan Smith, founder and CEO of shift7 and former US Chief Technology Officer; and Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.
This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ra...
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- Computing for the Marketplace: Entrepreneurship and AI
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- 43:34
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz, who also serves as chair of the board of The Engine, offers an introduction to the session on “Computing for the Marketplace: Entrepreneurship and AI” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session includes: Eric Schmidt, technical advisor at Alphabet, providing remarks at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. Katie Rae, CEO and managing general partner of The Engine, moderates a panel featuring Jim Breyer, founder and CEO of Breyer Capital; Jocelyn Goldfein, managing director of Zetta Venture Partners; Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot; Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT; and Xiao’ou Tang, founder of SenseTime and a professor of Information ...
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- Computing at the Crossroads: Intersections of Research and Education
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- 1:00:26
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- 7 years ago
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- Hashim Sarkis, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, offers an introduction to the session on “Computing at the Crossroads: Intersections of Research and Education” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session includes: MIT Institute Professor Phillip A. Sharp speaking about innovations in medical science and care; Asu Ozdaglar, head of MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering, discusses research on economics, computation, and networks; Sarah E. Williams, the Homer A. Burnell Career Development Chair of Technology and Urban Planning, offers remarks on building data for policy change; Vivienne Sze, an associate professor of electrical engineering and com...
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- Teaching Computer Science to All
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- 1:13:54
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- 7 years ago
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- Computer scientists are responding to the growth of the field by finding ways to teach computer science broadly, across disciplines, across different stages of education, and across geographical boundaries. A panel of faculty from MIT and Simmons University, along with a professional from the National Science Foundation (NSF), discuss teaching computer science to all through innovative ideas and best practices. Panel includes: Dimitris Bertsimas, Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management; Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT; Regina Barzilay, Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT; Marie desJardins, Dean, College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences and Professor of Computer Science at Simmons University; W. Eric L. Grimson, MIT Chancellor for Academic Advancement and Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Enginee...
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- Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah
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- 1:45
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT'S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain about twice as fast as an average person's walking speed. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/mit-mini-cheetah-first-four-legged-robot-to-backflip-0304)
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- Teaching Ethics and Policy in Computer Science
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- 1:02:04
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- 7 years ago
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- As the impact of computing has grown, the innovators and creators of computing tools can no longer ignore its social, ethical, and policy implications. A panel of faculty from MIT, Cornell University, Harvard University, and Carnegie Mellon University discuss how we teach these topics and concepts to computer scientists and get them to incorporate these types of thinking into their day-to-day practice. Panel includes: David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT; Hal Abelson, Class of 1922 Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT; Solon Barocas, Assistant Professor of Information Science at Cornell University; David Danks, Head, Department of Philosophy and L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University; and Barbara Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — so...
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- Experiences with CS+X Majors and Curricula
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- 1:05:38
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- 7 years ago
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- As computing engages with other disciplines, it is important to create bilingual students who deeply understand computer science as well as another discipline. A panel of higher educational professionals from MIT, Northeastern University, Georgia Tech, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University discuss their experiences in mixing computer science into other domains at the level of a degree program. Panel includes: Eran Ben-Joseph, Head, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Professor of Landscape Architecture; Carla E. Brodley, Dean, Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern University; Charles Isbell, Executive Associate Dean, School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech; Rob A. Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh; and Jeannette M. Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University.
In fields far beyond engineering a...
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- Computing is for Everyone
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- 32:50
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT welcomes Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, to deliver an afternoon keynote at MIT’s “Hello World, Hello MIT” event. Klawe’s remarks are part of “TEACH: The Academic Symposium.”
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilities. The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will create the next generation of highly trained computational thinkers and doers who can offer the world the cultural, ethical, and historical consciousness to use technology for the common good.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in...
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- Teaching Computing in Science and Engineering
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- 59:16
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- 7 years ago
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- Science and engineering have been heavy users of computing power for a long time. More recently, computational thinking is having a bigger impact in foundational techniques and thinking. A panel of both faculty from MIT and elsewhere, along with professionals in the field, discuss the teaching of computing in science and engineering. Panel includes: Cynthia Barnhart, MIT Chancellor and Ford Foundation Professor of Engineering; Stephen Boyd, Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Samsung Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University; Tony DeRose, Educational Consultant and Former Senior Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios; Alan Edelman, Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT; and Wendi Heinzelman, Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Rochester.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and ...
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- Teaching Computing in Arts and Humanities
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- 1:08:11
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- 7 years ago
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- Computing methods are becoming increasingly useful in many areas of humanities and arts. A panel of faculty from both MIT and Cornell University discuss incorporating computing into their teaching. Panel includes: Agustín Rayo, Associate Dean, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and Professor of Philosophy; Alberto Abadie, Associate Director, MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, and Professor of Economics; Michael Scott Cuthbert, Associate Professor of Music at MIT; Erik Demaine, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at MIT; Eran Egozy, Professor of the Practice in Music Technology at MIT; and Éva Tardos, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilities. The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman...
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- The Future of Higher Education in the Age of Disruption
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- 47:33
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- 7 years ago
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- MIT welcomes Farnam Jahanian, president of Carnegie Mellon University, to deliver a morning keynote at MIT’s “Hello World, Hello MIT” event. Jahanian’s remarks are part of “TEACH: The Academic Symposium.”
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilities. The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will create the next generation of highly trained computational thinkers and doers who can offer the world the cultural, ethical, and historical consciousness to use technology for the common good.
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- Color drops
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- 3:03
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- 7 years ago
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- Engineers at MIT and Penn State University have found that under the right conditions, ordinary clear water droplets on a transparent surface can produce brilliant colors, without the addition of inks or dyes. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/water-droplets-structural-color-0227 )
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetle...
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- A question of trust
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Moin Nadeem is building algorithms that can help tell the difference between fake news and real news.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world throug...
