Cognitive scientists develop new model explaining difficulty in language comprehension

Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~10 min

Busy GPUs: Sampling and pipelining method speeds up deep learning on large graphs

New technique significantly reduces training and inference time on extensive datasets to keep pace with fast-moving data in finance, social networks, and fraud detection in cryptocurrency.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Nov. 29, 2022 ~11 min


A faster experiment to find and study topological materials

Using machine learning and simple X-ray spectra, researchers can uncover compounds that might enable next-generation computer chips or quantum devices.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 26, 2022 ~8 min

Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too

From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.

Tim Palmer, Royal Society Research Professor, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 20, 2022 ~30 min

Studying floods to better predict their dangers

A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods.

Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Oct. 13, 2022 ~6 min

Simulating neutron behavior in nuclear reactors

Amelia Trainer’s work is fundamental to understanding how nuclear reactors operate. A passion for computer modeling and poetry have stood her in good stead through her research career.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Oct. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices

AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.

Patrick Traynor, Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida • conversation
Sept. 20, 2022 ~6 min

Study: Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in James Webb data

Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 15, 2022 ~7 min


AI that can learn the patterns of human language

On its own, a new machine-learning model discovers linguistic rules that often match up with those created by human experts.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 30, 2022 ~10 min

Taking a magnifying glass to data center operations

Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center dataset aims to accelerate AI research into managing and optimizing high-performance computing systems.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~10 min

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