Robots dress humans without the full picture

MIT researchers design a robot that has a trick or two up the sleeve.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 5, 2022 ~7 min

System helps severely motor-impaired individuals type more quickly and accurately

For individuals who communicate using a single switch, a new interface learns how they make selections, and then self-adjusts accordingly.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 5, 2022 ~10 min


The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%

Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.

Gabrielle Hartley, PhD Candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut • conversation
March 31, 2022 ~10 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

MIT News Office • mit
March 28, 2022 ~12 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on accelerating reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions

Faculty leaders describe their efforts to develop potentially game-changing tools.

MIT News Office • mit
March 17, 2022 ~13 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2022 ~9 min

Animals have evolved to avoid overexploiting their resources – can humans do the same?

New research sheds light on why predators don’t evolve to become so aggressive that they eat all their prey – and then go extinct themselves.

Axel G. Rossberg, Reader in Theoretical Ecology, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
March 3, 2022 ~7 min

Does your dog care if you die?

We put the question to a Harvard scientist who studies neural and behavioral variation in domestic canine breeds.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 25, 2022 ~4 min


Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story

A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together over the last 50,000 years.

Mary Prendergast, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2022 ~13 min

How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

J-PAL North America publication highlights the promise of sectoral employment programs in combating US wage inequality.

Jamie Simonson | J-PAL North America • mit
Feb. 23, 2022 ~6 min

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