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Photo of Alula Hunsen '21. Photo: Ken Richardson
Summer 2019

Academic Turn

Mathematical challenges take undergrad in a new direction

Researchers studying how machine learning will impact future employment have found that, in most occupations, humans and machines will need to work together because they provide different skills. Illustration: Niki Hinkle
Summer 2019

Reinventing Jobs

Researchers measure the suitability of machine learning in the workplace

GelSight Mobile, the company’s handheld instrument, visualizes and measures the 3-D topography of surfaces such as fabric, diamond, and hair. Image: Courtesy of GelSight Mobile
Summer 2019

A Helping Hand

MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem boosts sensor tech startup

Photo: Trong Nguyen
Summer 2019

Food Process

Professor Deborah Fitzgerald examines the history of mass-produced food