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Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind
https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-how-ai-came-to-model-messy-human-mind-1023
Published: October 23, 2026 04:00
Assistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models that sometimes hallucinate.
This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices
https://news.mit.edu/2026/design-software-reimagines-everyday-objects-as-self-aware-devices-1022
Published: October 22, 2026 20:45
“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact.
The ocean’s most abundant “loner” microbe has a sticky second life
https://news.mit.edu/2026/oceans-most-abundant-loner-microbe-has-sticky-second-life-1020
Published: October 20, 2026 21:15
Researchers in the Chisholm lab find Prochlorococcus can switch between drifting alone and living in attached communities, a discovery that could reshape estimates of how much carbon the ocean moves to the deep sea.
Symposium highlights MIT’s wide range of innovations for aging brain health
https://news.mit.edu/2026/symposium-highlights-innovations-for-aging-brain-health-1019
Published: October 19, 2026 21:15
In six talks, researchers from across MIT described projects aimed at advancing the understanding of and interventions against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS.
Why teaching AI about symmetry could make prenatal diagnosis more reliable
Published: October 19, 2026 18:20
A model developed by researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital adjusts scans on the fly to track fetal movement, potentially sparing families repeat hospital visits.
Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world
https://news.mit.edu/2026/giving-ai-crystal-clear-view-of-materials-world-1018
Published: October 18, 2026 04:00
New research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties.
State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind
https://news.mit.edu/2026/state-of-supply-chain-sustainability-report-1015
Published: October 15, 2026 21:00
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics finds sustainability commitments are strong, but governance gaps and external disruptions prevent execution.
AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate
https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-model-decodes-language-cells-use-communicate-1015
Published: October 15, 2026 20:50
A new computational approach reveals how cells communicate to assemble into tissues. This could accelerate stem cell engineering, improve disease models, and inform therapies.
Satellite data reveal how Antarctica’s ice cliffs behave over time
https://news.mit.edu/2026/satellite-data-reveal-how-antarcticas-ice-cliffs-behave-over-time-1015
Published: October 15, 2026 18:00
The cliffs don’t always collapse in the runaway process that scientists had expected.
Building trust in governments through digital platforms
https://news.mit.edu/2026/building-trust-governments-through-digital-platforms-1015
Published: October 15, 2026 13:45
Governments and private companies often work together to provide public services online. A new study asks: How do these partnerships affect people’s trust in government?
Q&A: The “collision” between AI, your brain, and society
https://news.mit.edu/2026/collision-between-ai-your-brain-and-society-eric-so-book-1015
Published: October 15, 2026 04:00
In a new book, Professor Eric So explores how the technology affects our thinking skills.
Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out
https://news.mit.edu/2026/researchers-improve-weather-forecasts-looking-two-six-weeks-out-1014
Published: October 14, 2026 15:00
A new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning.