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UP: The Umbrella Project @ MIT

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:26 GMT

On May 19, 2013, 250 members of the MIT community gathered on Jack Barry Field with LED outfitted umbrellas as part of UP: The Umbrella Project.

MIT's Student Loan Art Program

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:33:59 GMT

Through this popular annual loan program, individual students and student groups may borrow original works of art from the collection for their private rooms and communal spaces.

MIT's automated 'coach' helps with social interactions

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:08:56 GMT

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 acute: For example, individuals with Asperger's syndrome often have difficulty making eye contact and reacting appropriately to social cues. But with appropriate training, such difficulties can often be overcome.

Now, new software developed at MIT can be used to help people practice their interpersonal skills until they feel more comfortable with situations such as a job interview or a first date. The software, called MACH (short for My Automated Conversation coacH), uses a computer-generated onscreen face, along with facial, speech, and behavior analysis and synthesis software, to simulate face-to-face conversations. It then provides users with feedback on their interactions.

Read more: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/automated-coach-could-help-with-social-interactions-0614.html
M. Ehsan Hoque: http://web.media.mit.edu/~mehoque/

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Additional footage courtesy of Ehsan Hoque

How to Create a B2B Content Marketing Strategy

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:31:40 GMT

Sharmila C. Chatterjee, senior lecturer in marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to create a smart content marketing strategy.

Predicting the popularity of tweets

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:31:23 GMT

Tauhid Zaman, assistant professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to predict the popularity of a Twitter post.

2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:08:53 GMT

Dr. Angela Belcher received the 2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for applying lessons in nature to design environmentally-friendly batteries, solar cells and clean transportation fuel, among other inventions.

Awakening

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:42:07 GMT

This 30-minute documentary features the March 2012 premiere of "Awakening: Evoking the Arab Spring through Music," by composer Jamshied Sharifi '83.

Today MIT, tomorrow the world: Members of the Class of 2013 tell their story

Fri, 31 May 2013 19:38:02 GMT

Five graduating seniors discuss their time at MIT and what they look forward to in the future.

Andy Cavatorta

Tue, 28 May 2013 14:33:27 GMT

Robot instrument builder and MIT alum Andy Cavatorta discussed the creative process as part of CAST's 2013 "Music and Technology" seminar series.

For more information: http://arts.mit.edu/cast/sss-lecturedemonstrations/

Iran and American Foreign Policy: Where the US Went Wrong

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:28 GMT

Institute Professor Emeritus Noam Chomksy, MIT Professor of Linguistics; Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, authors of "Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran"

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:12:47 GMT

On May 15, 2013, 3dim earned the grand prize at this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.

MIT Glass Lab: Where art meets science

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:03 GMT

The MIT Glass Lab is administratively co-sponsored by the Materials Processing Center and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

A World Without Friction

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:36 GMT

Learning the difference between kinetic and static friction.

Jesper Juul: 'Half-Real: A Video Game in the Hands of a Player'

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:11:10 GMT

Jesper Juul offered this lecture on Nov. 28, 2006. Juul is a video game theorist and assistant professor in video game theory and design at the Centre for Computer Game Research Copenhagen, where he also earned his PhD.

British P.M. David Cameron visits the MIT Media Lab

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:13:47 GMT

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.

Glaciers with chocolate

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:31:23 GMT

Did you know that glaciers hold nearly two percent of Earth's water?

Starr Forum - 'Marathon Bombing: The Global Context' (Part 1)

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:08:06 GMT

Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia Dominguez. Moderator: Richard Samuels

Basic Brain Anatomy

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:31:23 GMT

What message is your brain sending?

How to Make Your Own Circuit Board

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:31:22 GMT

You can create your own mini flashlight.

MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:07:44 GMT

Scenes from MIT's campus during the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013.

Memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:06:51 GMT

On April 24, 2013 in Briggs Field, thousands of law enforcement officials joined the MIT community in honoring fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.

Barker Reading Room Opening

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:07:06 GMT

After an extensive renovation project, the Barker Library reading room has reopened to reveal the grandeur of the restored oculus atop the Great Dome, and the beauty of the rotunda’s original architecture.

Darwin, Mice and Picky Peacocks

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:31:30 GMT

Natural selection at work.

Walter Lewin: Bringing physics 'for the man on the street'

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:26:22 GMT

An interesting feature on the MIT Professor Emeritus of Physics by LaInformacion.com.

UROP Profile: Natalia Vélez

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:30:47 GMT

An undergraduate helps MIT's Brain and Cognitive Science Department find a cure for Huntington's disease.

UROP Profile: Prashanth Venkataram

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:30:47 GMT

An MIT undergraduate models a new class of material: the photonic crystal.

Building the solar car

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:06:51 GMT

Used with permission from "Chronicle" (WCVB-Boston).

MIT Sloan Experts | Changing the Finance-Driven Economic Mindset

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:31:21 GMT

MIT Sloan Professor of Management Thomas Kochan discusses how financial analysts have pressured businesses to perform financially.

Chemiluminescence: the chemistry of light

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:31:20 GMT

What makes a glow stick glow?

MIT Sloan Experts | Argentina's inflation rate deception

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:13:27 GMT

Alberto Cavallo, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Assistant Professor
of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, discusses how Argentina has lied about its inflation rate.

A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:23:13 GMT

Now in its 75th year, we take a look back how the Hobby Shop began, and how it evolved to what it is today.

Ability to Crystalize Imagination Key to Success of Nations

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:30:46 GMT

A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.

A game to map the brain: Amy Robinson at TEDxNijmegen 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:15:51 GMT

Amy Robinson is a research affiliate in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

The Attractiveness Of Magnetic Fields

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:07:37 GMT

What causes a material to be magnetic?

Introduction to Wind Power

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:07:21 GMT

How does a windmill create electricity

Aristotle vs. Galileo: The Race of All Time

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:08:00 GMT

Do all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of weight or size?

MIT Sloan Experts | Innovating Beyond GDP

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:31:23 GMT

MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Otto Scharmer on how there is mounting discontent with GDP as the main indicator of social and economic progress.

MIT Sloan Student Experience

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:31:23 GMT

What MIT Sloan students have to say about their experiences and why they chose MIT Sloan.

Robert Langer on biomaterials for the 21st century

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:37:16 GMT

Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, discusses his research in material science and biomaterials at TEDxBigApple.

Nanowires can lift liquids without power

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:31:19 GMT

New research has demonstrated for the first time that when inserted into a pool of liquid, nanowires naturally draw the liquid upward in a thin film that coats the surface of the wire.

MIT Sloan Experts | Increasing Manufacturing Jobs in the U.S.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:31:23 GMT

Donald Rosenfield, senior lecturer and director of the Leaders for Global Operations Program, discusses innovation and variety as it relates to increasing manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Elastic Collisions

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:06:36 GMT

What happens when two objects collide?

Nanofiber Applications

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:06:01 GMT

Gregory Rutledge, professor in the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, discusses research on nanofibers.

Aminata Kane MBA '13

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:05:46 GMT

Aminata Kane, co-president of the Africa Business Club, talks about the positive environment of entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan.

What is the smart grid(s)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:30:46 GMT

A brief discussion by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives (AGREA).

Small is Mighty: the Square-Cube Law

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:31:21 GMT

Why is the ant mightier than an elephant?

The Future of Localized Manufacturing

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:45:35 GMT

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.

Junot Díaz on 'The Colbert Report'

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:55:21 GMT

The Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at MIT made an appearance on the Comedy Central show on March 25, 2013.

2013 MIT Excellence Awards

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:50 GMT

On March 6, 2013, 19 recipients of this year's MIT Excellence Awards were presented with their honors during a ceremony in Kresge Auditorium.

Profile: Zach Hartwig

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:49 GMT

Doctoral student Zach Hartwig applies physics, teamwork to create new tools for fusion energy science .

Molecular Watercolor: 2013 Image Award Winner

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:05:39 GMT

Robert Mathis explains the science behind his beautiful image, "Molecular Watercolor: Mixing Fluorescent Proteins to Label Families of Cells."

Robert's image was selected as a winner of the 2013 Koch Institute Image Awards. See all the winners at http://ki-galleries.mit.edu.

Sushi Implant: 2013 Image Award Winner

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:05:39 GMT

Omid Veiseh, Joshua Doloff, Minglin Ma, Alan Chiu and Arturo Vegas explain the science behind their fascinating image, "Sushi Implant: Seaweed-Encapsulated Cells for Treating Diabetes."

The image was selected as a winner of the 2013 Koch Institute Image Awards. See all the winners at http://ki-galleries.mit.edu.

Cellular Injections: 2013 Koch Institute Image Awards Winner

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:30:58 GMT

Alex Shalek explains the science behind his striking image, "Cellular Injections: Using Nanowires to Investigate the Causes of Leukemia." Alex's image was selected as a winner of the 2013 Koch Institute Image Awards.

On the Scent: 2013 Image Award Winner

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:30:58 GMT

Eric Williams explains the story behind his beautiful image, "On the Scent: Investigating an Anti-Aging Gene Inside the Nose." Eric's image was selected as a winner of the 2013 Koch Institute Image Awards.

Conversation with the President: Strengthening MIT's Global Impact

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:06:51 GMT

President Reif discussed how MIT is realizing its potential as a university with global impact by fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, collaboration and diversity.

The 19th Pietro Belluschi Lecture: "Recent Works Around the World"

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:06:50 GMT

Architect Benedetta Tagliabue directs Miralle/Tagliabue-EMBT in Barcelona.

MIT Sloan Experts | Health care cost cuts and patient outcomes

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:31:22 GMT

A brief presentation by Joseph Doyle, associate professor of applied economics.

MIT Sloan Experts: Systems engineering view of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:31:22 GMT

Steven Eppinger, the General Motors LGO Professor of Management, discusses the systems engineering for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Gravity Assist, or Stealing a Planet's Angular Momentum and Getting Away With It

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:07:09 GMT

“Gravity assist” is a maneuver performed by interplanetary spacecraft to travel farther on less fuel.

MIT Sloan Experts | Reengineering American health care

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:31:22 GMT

MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Steven Spear discusses the reengineering of American health care.

Community Water Solutions: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to End the World Water Crisis

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:43:39 GMT

Learn more about Community Water Solutions, an MIT-founded non-profit that empowers women in Ghana to launch profitable water businesses.

OrigaMIT: MIT's Origami Club

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:06:20 GMT

OrigaMIT is MIT's original origami club, which exists to promote, practice and teach origami folding, analysis and design.

MIT Commencement 2012, Part 1

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:05:19 GMT

Thousands of friends and family members packed Killian Court on June 8, 2012, for MIT’s 146th Commencement exercises.

MIT Hooding Ceremony 2012

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:05:18 GMT

At MIT, advanced degree candidates receive their doctoral hoods in a separate ceremony held the day before Commencement.

Circular Motion

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:31:20 GMT

What makes the Moon orbit the Earth and how can it be calculated?

MIT Experts Blog | Using Improvisation to Develop Leadership

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:06:15 GMT

A short talk by MIT Sloan Lecturer Daena Giradella.

'Cheetah' robot's first run

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:43:32 GMT

A “cheetah” robot designed at MIT may soon outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency: In treadmill tests, the researchers have found that it wastes very little energy as it trots continuously for up to an hour and a half.

A Conversation with Nate Silver

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:06:40 GMT

The statistician and political polling analyst Nate Silver discussed his career and the ways in which statistics are changing the face of journalism.

Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:06:39 GMT

In the 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.

Nikolai Begg: The 2013 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:07:34 GMT

Profile video of Nikolai Begg, 2013 $30,000 winner of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his portfolio of novel medical devices that are helping to make surgical procedures less invasive.

MIT Sloan Experts: Setting the Rules for Employee Social Media Use

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:31:24 GMT

Neal Hartman, MIT Sloan senior lecturer, provides advice to employers about social media use in the workplace.

Alumni Startups: Using bike power to clean Lagos

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:09:32 GMT

Bilikiss Adebiyi, CEO of Wecyclers, describes the lessons her co-founders have learned from taking a business plan built in one country and trying to execute it in another.

MIT visualizes how the brain loses and regains consciousness

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:31:21 GMT

This array of videos shows spectrographic data (representing brain wave frequencies) from each of 44 electrodes attached to the scalp of a healthy volunteer undergoing propofol anesthesia. The spectrograms are arranged according to their approximate position on the scalp, with the front of the head at the top of the screen, and the back of the head at the bottom of the screen. Activity moves from back to front with loss of consciousness (levels 1 to 5) and from back to front with return of consciousness (levels 6 to 8). Each video shows brain activity throughout a 140-minute period of the study. Video by Aylin Cimenser. Reproduced from PNAS with permission.

Read more: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/how-the-brain-loses-and-regains-consciousness-0304.html

MIT-developed coating could prevent frost buildup

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:31:23 GMT

A team of MIT researchers has found a coating that outperforms others not only in preventing foggy buildups, but also in maintaining good optical properties without distortion.

Electricity From Solar Cells

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:31:21 GMT

We all know that solar cells use the sun's light to create electricity, but how exactly does that happen?

License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at http://k12videos.mit.edu/terms-conditions

The Music at MIT Oral History Project

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:30:46 GMT

The Lewis Music Library's Music at MIT Oral History Project was established in 1999 to document the vibrant history of music at MIT.

Conversation with the President: Transforming MIT's educational experience

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:30:45 GMT

MIT President L. Rafael Reif discussed reinventing the residential research university for the future in light of rising costs and emerging online alternatives.

MIT Sloan Experts | Diversity in the Workplace

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:31:20 GMT

MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Evan Apfelbaum discusses the business case for diversity in the workplace.

4D Printing: Self-Folding Strand

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:45:14 GMT

A collaboration between Stratasys & The Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, which is headed by Skylar Tibbits, a lecturer in the Department of Architecture.

Communications Forum: "Convergence Journalism? Emerging Documentary and Multimedia Forms of News"

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:30:47 GMT

Hybrid forms of multimedia, combining aspects of newspapers, documentary film and digital video are a notable feature of today's on-line journalism. How is this changing our journalism?

Nozomi Ando's Personal Story

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:28 GMT

Nozomi, a self-described artist and comic book lover, describes how her training to become a scientist was akin to that of a ninja.

Imaging Viruses with Nanoscale MRI

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:27 GMT

Ben Ofori-Okai discusses the concept of orbital degeneracy (two orbitals with the same energy) in relation to his research on nanoscale MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

Hector Hernandez's Personal Story

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:26 GMT

Hector initially worked in construction, but at age 29, he realized he wanted to use his mind instead of his back in his career.

John Essigmann's Personal Story

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:26 GMT

Professor John Essigmann describes how an early industry experience doing real science pushed him to pursue a career as a professor and professional scientist.

Labeling Tumors with Quantum Dots

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:26 GMT

Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor crystals with vivid colors that can be used as visual labels in biology and medicine. Quantum dots excited by UV radiation emit light with an energy and color that is determined by the size of the quantum dot.

Darcy Wanger describes how the characteristics of atomic energy levels relate to the color of quantum dots, and how quantum dots may someday be used as markers in surgical procedures.

Engineering Enzyme Pathways for Biofuel Development

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:25 GMT

Jingnan Lu's research focuses on converting carbon dioxide, an environmental pollutant, into biofuel. Here she explains how she engineers a carbon-storing microorganism into a biofuel production pathway.

Linking Oxidation to DNA Damage

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:25 GMT

Professor John Essigmann describes how oxidation reactions in our bodies are both essential for life and responsible for cell damage that can potentially lead to cancer.

Samuel Thompson's Personal Story

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:24 GMT

Samuel Thompson brings a sense of play to his science research that he traces back to his love of the performing arts and his early exposure to science as a child.

President Obama's Inaugural Speech: Exceptionalism with a view | MIT Sloan Experts

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:31:23 GMT

MIT Sloan Professor Leigh Hafrey discusses President Obama's second inaugural address.

Sallie "Penny" Chisholm: National Medal of Science profile

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:05:44 GMT

Learn more about the civil and environmental engineer who has contributed to the discovery and understanding of the dominant photosynthetic organisms in the ocean.

Teaching robots to adapt

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:31:21 GMT

Students show how household robots could use a little lateral thinking to compensate for their physical shortcomings.

Rocket Science!

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:31:23 GMT

Ever want to know what it's like to be a rocket scientist? Learn some of the basics of rockets to impress your friends.

TEDxBeaconStreet: Science Should Be a Story — Tyler DeWitt

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:25:31 GMT

PhD candidate Tyler DeWitt discusses how scientists could better focus on communicating their main ideas through appealing narratives.

From WGBH's 'Greater Boston': Kendall Square Boom!

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:01:20 GMT

MIT's Phillip Sharp on Kendall Square's growth over the last four decades.

Student profile: Jaqueline Durazo

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:34:25 GMT

Jacqueline Durazo, a mechanical engineering major, discusses her work building robots and participating in pageants.

How 3D Glasses Work

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:08:15 GMT

Ever wonder how a pair of glasses can make a movie come to life? Find out about polarization and how this can make a 2D image become 3D.

2013 Institute Diversity Summit - Keynote Address: The Impostor Syndrome

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:07:40 GMT

MIT’s third annual Diversity Summit addressed the complexities of meritocracy on Jan. 30, 2013.

Open House: An introduction to HTC

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:07:40 GMT

History, Theory and Criticism Program of Architecture and Art.

Valentine's Day gifts: Are you giving knockoffs or the real deal?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:31:19 GMT

Renée Richardson Gosline, assistant professor in the Sloan School of Management, discusses Valentine's Day gifts and how gift giving can be fraught with anxiety, especially if you decide to give a luxury item.

New Year's Resolutions: Have You Kept Yours?

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:31:21 GMT

Joshua Ackerman, an assistant professor in the MIT Sloan School of Management, discusses New Year's resolutions and how many of them are prone to failure because they are lifestyle changes and not actual goals.