A remedy for the spread of false news?
A new study co-authored by IDSS affiliate David Rand finds that most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, and that their sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy.
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Tamara Broderick awarded ONR Early Career Grant
Tamara Broderick, an IDSS Affiliate Faculty and Core Faculty member of SDSC, has been awarded an Early Career Grant (ECG) by the Office of Naval Research.
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When to Test: Guidance for K-12 and Businesses
It can be an enormous challenge for schools and businesses to determine how to establish an effective COVID-19 testing program. An innovative online tool funded by NIBIB, with support from partners incluidng IDSS, helps organizations choose a COVID-19 testing strategy that will work best for their specific needs.
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3 Questions: Vaccines and the power of positive reinforcement
Sinan Aral and Dean Eckles are two of the co-authors of a new MIT-based study showing that focusing on people reluctant to get vaccines can be counterproductive.
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Luca Carlone Receives NSF CAREER Award
LIDS faculty member and core IDSS faculty Luca Carlone (AeroAstro) has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his research on “Certifiable Perception for Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems.”
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Algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge “adversarial” inputs
A method from a PhD student advised by IDSS core faculty Jonathan How builds on gaming techniques to help autonomous vehicles navigate in the real world, where signals may be imperfect.
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Sharing stories of resilience
Flipping Failure is a collection of video stories told by MIT students, including those in IDSS, about overcoming academic setbacks and coping with the pandemic.
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3 Questions: Devavrat Shah on curbing online misinformation
IDSS core faculty member shares how social media algorithms could be tweaked to curb the spread of misinformation and promote a diversity of viewpoints.
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Driving on the cutting edge of autonomous vehicle tech
Leveraging research done on campus, student-run MIT Driverless partners with industry collaborators to develop and test autonomous technologies in real-world racing scenarios. Sertac Karaman, IDSS core faculty, serves as an advisor to the team.
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More ‘Side Door’ Hacks Are Coming. Here Is How Businesses Can Prepare
The SolarWinds network-management attack wasn't the first so-called side-door hack and it likely won't be the last, says IDSS affiliate Stuart Madnick.
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