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Social phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias. For some people, these fears of social situations can be especially ...
In a visit to the MIT campus on May 14, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with President L. Rafael Reif and Media Lab director Joichi Ito, faculty members and students, and a group of young MIT entrepreneurs.
Two MIT undergraduates cut their teeth on some futuristic research at the Media Lab.
A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.
A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.
A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.
Neil Gershenfeld, director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, and Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discuss the potential role of localized 3-D printing in manufacturing.
Berkmen discusses her research with Professors Utkan Demirci and Ed Boyden in developing 3-D brain tissue constructs.
The researchers discussed their robot, the Milli-Motein, which is not only one of the world's smallest robots, but if can also reconfigure itself in a matter of seconds
Meet Kelvin Doe. A 15-year-old with no formal engineering training, Doe has built batteries and generators using trashed scrap metal and wiring.
This minuscule robot may be a harbinger of future devices that could fold themselves up into almost any shape imaginable.
The SuperPacApp helps voters get the information they need to make the most important decision of the year.
Scratch@MIT 2012 Third Keynote: Scratch Goes to School - 7/28/12 Judy Barbera, Assistant Superintendent for InstructionSandi Reyes, Elementary STEM CoordinatorDavid Grammerstorf, 3rd Grade TeacherNicole Hovsepian, 3rd Grade TeacherAndrea Edwards, Instructional ...
Scratch@MIT Second Keynote: Participation in Computational Culture with Connie Yowell and Jan Cuny - 7/27/12 Connie Yowell, Director of Education for U.S. Programs, MacArthur FoundationJan Cuny, Program Officer, National Science FoundationModerated by Mitchel Resnick, ...
Scratch@MIT 2012 Opening Keynote: Imagine, Program, Share - Five Years Later - 7/26/12 The world of Scratch has grown significantly since the authoring environment and online community were launched five years ago. Mitch Resnick and Karen Brennan of the MIT Scratch Team open the conference ...
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A new method for producing multiple-perspective 3-D images could prove more practical in the short term than holography.
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