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Envisioning a future where health care tech leaves some behind
Will the perfect storm of potentially life-changing, artificial intelligence-driven health care and the desire to increase profits through subscription models alienate vulnerable patients? For the third year in a row, MIT’s Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize asked students to describe, in 3,000 words or fewer, how advancements in computing could shape human society for the better […]
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MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 75 graduating seniors
The national academic honor society champions education in the arts and sciences.
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The scholar-warrior: How Erik Lin-Greenberg bridges academia and Air Force intelligence
At a time when the U.S. Department of Defense increasingly grapples with emerging technologies and their implications for national security, Erik Lin-Greenberg ’09, SM ’09 occupies a rare position at the intersection of theory and practice. The MIT political scientist and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve recently assumed command of the 820th […]
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The math of politics and power
Every day, students at MIT come together to learn, work, play, and form communities large and small. Community Spotlight stories are intended to provide a glimpse inside the Institute’s classrooms, labs, and other gathering places to show how people come together, and how they share what it means to be part of MIT’s community of […]
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Highlights from MIT’s first-ever Artfinity festival
When people think of MIT, they may first think of code, circuits, and cutting-edge science. But the school has a rich history of interweaving art, science, and technology in unexpected and innovative ways — and that’s never been more clear than with the Institute’s latest festival, Artfinity: A Celebration of Creativity and Community at MIT. After […]
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