Swimming pools could slash bills by harvesting heat from servers – here’s how to make it work

Computer data centres produce vast amounts of heat that often gets wasted - now that’s being harnessed to warm swimming pools and improve overall energy efficiency.

Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~6 min

Spreadsheet errors can have disastrous consequences – yet we keep making the same mistakes

Spreadsheet-related errors can have serious consequences in the private and public sector. But what can we do to overcome them?

Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~7 min


How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone

Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step 1 is to get your colleagues, friends and family on board.

Nathan Schneider, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Blueprint Labs launches a charter school research collaborative

Collaborative brings together charter school policy, practice, and research communities to help make research on charters more actionable, rigorous, and policy-relevant.

Talia Gerstle | Amanda Schmidt | Blueprint Labs • mit
Jan. 19, 2024 ~6 min

I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning

Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.

Sarah Nance, Assistant Professor of Integrated Practice in Art and Design, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 ~8 min

New hope for early pancreatic cancer intervention via AI-based risk prediction

MIT CSAIL researchers develop advanced machine-learning models that outperform current methods in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~8 min

Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy

A system designed at MIT could allow sensors to operate in remote settings, without batteries.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~9 min

Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

It’s no surprise that corporations harvest vast amounts of data about people, but documents in an FTC lawsuit detail the stunning amount that data brokers know about you and everyone else.

Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~10 min


Bridging the gap between preschool policy, practice, and research

At the MIT Blueprint Labs Preschool Research Convening, practitioners present studies on early childhood education and discuss future directions.

Talia Gerstle | Amanda Schmidt | Blueprint Labs • mit
Jan. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Multiple AI models help robots execute complex plans more transparently

A multimodal system uses models trained on language, vision, and action data to help robots develop and execute plans for household, construction, and manufacturing tasks.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 8, 2024 ~9 min

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