Racial equity and data science
Professor Fotini Christia introduces a new MIT-wide effort to address systemic racism with social science and computation, launched by IDSS.
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3 Questions: New changes to MIT’s Covid-19 strategy
Cecilia Stuopis, IDSS core faculty Peko Hosoi, and Ian Waitz describe a shift in policy that aims for a gradual return to normalcy.
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Research advances technology of AI assistance for anesthesiologists
Senior study author and IDSS core faculty Emery Brown says the algorithm’s potential to help optimize drug dosing could improve patient care.
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Professor Emery Brown has big plans for anesthesiology
In stepping down as co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Brown will work to develop a new center for anesthesiology research.
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Devavrat Shah named Fellow of IEEE
Among the newly selected Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are three members of the MIT community.
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The downside of machine learning in health care
ICSR Healthcare lead Marzyeh Ghassemi explores how hidden biases in medical data could compromise artificial intelligence approaches.
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Artificial intelligence system rapidly predicts how two proteins will attach
The machine-learning model detailed in a paper co-authored by IDSS affiliate Tommi Jaakkola could help scientists speed the development of new medicines.
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Preparing global online learners for the clean energy transition
MIT Energy Initiative edX course designed by LIDS senior research scientist Marija Ilic asks students to rethink how we operate power systems.
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Professors Elchanan Mossel and Rosalind Picard named 2021 ACM Fellows
Fellowship honors ACM members whose accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.
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3 Questions: Jinhua Zhao on a “third place” between home and office
Remote workers have been seeking new types of workspaces, with implications for business and transit.
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