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LocationMIT Media Lab, Third-Floor Atrium DescriptionChanges in the media world have been hard on journalists and unsettling for news consu…
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LocationMIT Media Lab, Third-Floor Atrium Description This talk has been postponed. We look forward to following Geetha Narayanan later in …
Damien Echols and Shaka Senghor in conversation on injustice, compassion, and redemption in relation to their prison memoirs.
David Sun Kong, Kevin Slavin, and special guests in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.
The Challenge: To harness AI for humanity's leap forwardMachines are becoming more intelligent and more powerful every day. But, like all t…
Faculty Perspectives is a new series inviting thoughtful speakers and innovators to inspire the Media Lab community and beyond.
"A conversation. Not a conference."
The Challenge: To secure a sustainable future for all living thingsHow can we reduce harm to our planet and the future prospects of life on…
The Media Lab Focus series for July 2021 will be around the theme of New Health.
Aero-astro professor Dava Newman, noted for her pioneering spacesuit designs, will take over in July.
Dava Newman is a visionary astronautics researcher, explorer, and expert on human adaptation to space.
The MIT Media Lab announced the launch of its multi-faculty research program, "Advancing Humans with AI" (AHA)
The July edition of the Media Lab Focus series for member companies starts next week! The theme is New Health, and wil…
This event will explore the intersections of health, wellness, scientific innovation, and strategies to optimize human performance.
Co-founded by Professor Rosalind Picard, Empatica develops medical-grade wearables and algorithms for health monitoring and diagnostics.
The Media Lab attracted significant attention in 2024 across digital, print, and broadcast media—garnering over 170 stories world-wide.
The following Media Lab community members are participating in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting this year.
The MIT Media Lab's new website is yours to explore. Listen to this interview to delve into its design thinking.
The Communications team tracks strories covered in major and/or significant outlets. The table below is constantly updated.
The Media Lab is thrilled to announce our inaugural cohort of Learning Innovation fellows for the 2016–2017 academic year.
Listening to DisruptIn this session of the Media Lab Perspectives series, Deb Roy will engage his collaborator Kathy Cramer in co…
Thursday April 15, 2021 …
Adcock, M. "Look Who's Talking: Mechanisms for Sharing Interpersonal Context and Social Titles as Awareness Information"
The screenings highlight stories of the Black community in the US featuring innovation, tradition, and courage.
Several Media Lab community members will participate in MIT's inaugural Artfinity festival.
Thursday May 27, 2021 …
The Media Lab Focus series for January 2021 will present research every week on the theme of Building the New Economy.
The theme for the ML Focus series for September 2021 will be on Aging.
New research published in the International Journal of Communication
Cynthia Breazeal has been promoted to full professor and named associate director of the Media Lab. Both appointments are effective July 1.
Join this ML Perspectives segment, hosted by Professor Pattie Maes, where Juan Enriquez will discuss ethics and technology.
The Challenge: To shape the future with decentralized technologiesOur world faces a range of complex challenges across multiple sector…
MIT Media Lab is honored to host six statues from #IfThenSheCan – The ExhibitLyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN® Initiative presents #I…
Director Dava Newman talks with ILP as part of their Faculty Feature, discussing her work at the MIT Media Lab.
Perspective-Aware AI (PAi) can shape the future of eXtended Reality (XR)
The Media Lab community brings creativity, expertise, and research to the pandemic
The Challenge: To Transform Mental + Physical WellbeingAs mental health and physical ability challenges surge worldwide, driven by ine…
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Agency and Progress: Efficacy, Optimism, & ImaginationWe hope you'll join us for this segment of the Media Lab Perspectives Series…
Editor’s Note: This blog was written jointly with OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. It also appears here.
Our new cohort is the most diverse yet—bringing together graduate students from eight Media Lab research groups.
The Challenge: To ignite creativity in the face of global challengesThe accelerating crises, disruptions, and disconnections in today’s soc…
Alumni Nan-Wei Gong and Anirudh Sharma will deliver the 2022 C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture at Elon University.
Thursday June 10, 2021 …
Newman is the first female director of the lab.
KnittedKeyboard II seeks is an interactive, textile-based musical device with the familiar layout of piano keys.
Co-founded by Media Lab alum Alex Westner, Xander will introduce its first product, XanderGlasses, at CES 2023.
NBA star, Polynesian voyager, Stockton mayor among the new cohort working to build bridges between MIT and the world.
As a part of Proseminar in Media Arts and Sciences, the newly-minted PhD cohort works together to envision future Media Lab research groups
In this session of the Media Lab Perspective Series, Future Sketches head Zach Lieberman will moderate a conversation with Sara Hendren.
Join us remotely as we go on curated research journeys focused on a monthly theme.
Each month, we send email to thousands of Media Lab alumni to keep you up-to-date on happenings at the lab. Do you receive these emails?!Fi…