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Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease
June 21, 2023

Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease

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Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
Envisioning the future of computing
June 16, 2023

Envisioning the future of computing

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Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
MIT students share ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in a competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
June 8, 2023

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

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Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
From labs to the streets, experts work to defuse childhood threats to mental health
June 7, 2023

From labs to the streets, experts work to defuse childhood threats to mental health

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Symposium speakers describe numerous ways to promote prevention, resilience, healing, and wellness after early-life stresses.
40 Hz vibrations reduce Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms in mouse models
June 5, 2023

40 Hz vibrations reduce Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms in mouse models

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David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.
Computational model mimics humans’ ability to predict emotions
June 5, 2023

Computational model mimics humans’ ability to predict emotions

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.
CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people
May 30, 2023

CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people

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MIT Media Lab
Media Lab PhD students Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal introduce a new paradigm of creative collaboration in digital learning environments.
Even lawyers don’t like legalese
May 29, 2023

Even lawyers don’t like legalese

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
Tackling the MIT campus’s top energy consumers, building by building
May 25, 2023

Tackling the MIT campus’s top energy consumers, building by building

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Nicole Morell | MIT Office of Sustainability
A full-building energy efficiency project aims to reduce total campus emissions by 2 percent.
Probabilistic AI that knows how well it’s working
May 25, 2023

Probabilistic AI that knows how well it’s working

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Rachel Paiste | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
It’s more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data.
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