Media Lab – Page 5 – MIT Spectrum

From left: Jim Driscoll, age 75, Kay McCarte, age 70, and Virginia Hanley, age 72, have recently gone online to create a Web page that's gaining attention around the world.
Photo: Ed Quinn

Spring 2000

Entering Cyberspace

Thirty-five senior citizens recently went online to produce a community Web page. Sponsored by the MIT Media Lab, the project is so successful that it has spurred similar projects around the world.

Senior Researcher Walter Bender heads a group developing a dramatic TV series about MIT, which aims to humanize technology and make it interesting to a mass audience.
Photo: Ed Quinn

Spring 1999

‘Science Is Drama’

Senior Research Scientist Walter Bender of the Media Lab creates a pilot for a one-hour TV series about MIT.

Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson, who runs the electronic commerce program at the Sloan School of Management, says:

Winter 1999

The Future of Money

The way people shop is already changing as retailers set up electronic stores on the Internet.

Prof. Steve Benton of the Media Lab, a pioneer in the field of holography and spatial imaging, invented the hologram seen on millions of credit cards.

Winter 1999

Holographic Images

Prof. Steve Benton of the Media Lab, a pioneer in the field of holography and spatial imaging, invented the hologram seen on millions of credit cards.

Fall 1998

The Driven Life

Betty Lou McClanahan of the Media Lab says loving your car not only can make you a better person, but can help you reach your potential.

Fall 1998

Research Briefs

Designer fish, spinning stars, and more.

Winter 1998

Smart Toys

Assoc. Prof. Mitch Resnick of the Media Lab develops a toy chest of computer toys to teach kids creative concepts.