A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes

By sidestepping the need for costly interventions, a new method could potentially reveal gene regulatory programs, paving the way for targeted treatments.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
today ~7 min

US Approves Apple AirPods to Be Used as Hearing Aids

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~5 min


A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects

A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
yesterday ~8 min

Researchers Discover World’s Oldest Tadpole

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 5, 2024 ~3 min

A new approach to modeling complex biological systems

MIT engineers’ new model could help researchers glean insights from genomic data and other huge datasets.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 5, 2024 ~8 min

Misinformation really does spread like a virus, suggest mathematical models drawn from epidemiology

Going viral appears to be more than just a catchphrase when it comes to misinformation.

David Robert Grimes, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 5, 2024 ~9 min

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 5, 2024 ~7 min

Q&A: A STEAM framework that prepares learners for evolving careers and technologies

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide.

Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min


Empowering systemic racism research at MIT and beyond

Researchers in the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism are building an open data repository to advance research on racial inequity in domains like policing, housing, and health care.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

How bacteria affects sourdough bread smell and flavor

New research examines how certain strains of bacteria influence the smell and flavor of sourdough bread.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

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