Contrastive Hebbian learning and recurrent backprop learning

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

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A World Without Friction

Learning the difference between kinetic and static friction.

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

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.

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

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

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

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Basic Brain Anatomy

What message is your brain sending?

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How to Make Your Own Circuit Board

You can create your own mini flashlight.

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MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier

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MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier

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

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Memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier

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

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Barker Reading Room Opening

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.

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Darwin, Mice and Picky Peacocks

Natural selection at work.

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

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

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

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UROP Profile: Natalia Vélez

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

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UROP Profile: Prashanth Venkataram

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

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Building the solar car

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

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MIT Sloan Experts | Changing the Finance-Driven Economic ...

MIT Sloan Experts | Changing the Finance-Driven Economic Mindset

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

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Chemiluminescence: the chemistry of light

What makes a glow stick glow?

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MIT Sloan Experts | Argentina's inflation rate deception

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.

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A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop

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A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop

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

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Ability to Crystalize Imagination Key to Success of Nations

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

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Podcasting 101

Presentation by Ken Gagne, web producer at MIT Medical, on the basics of podcasting. This presentation was hosted by the Social Media Working Group and Communication Production Services in May 2013.