Why the Focus on Human Intelligence?
MIT’s head of brain and cognitive sciences explains the neuroscience/AI connection
Topics: School of Science
Implications, Discoveries, Applications
A sampling of MIT research underway in the realm of human and machine intelligence
To the Letter
In the Zhang lab, a leap forward in CRISPR-based genome editing offers precision RNA fixes with major therapeutic implications
To Your Health
From head to toe, MIT remedies for what ails us
MIT.nano Comes to Life
Long-awaited facility completes construction
Space Detectives
A freshman advising seminar investigates clues from the formation of new worlds
Framing Uncertainty
A landmark platform models the range of ways a changing climate may affect humanity, and vice versa
At the Intersection
Five grad students on finding their own routes into the policy sphere
Hands on the Wheel
Excerpts from new faculty books pose questions we must answer as AI begins to reshape society
Plumbing the Depths of Neural Nets
On a quest to demystify deep learning, Tomaso Poggio glimpses tantalizing implications for human intelligence