Center to advance predictive simulation research established at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
MIT is among nine universities selected as part of a program sponsored by the DoE to support science-based modeling and simulation and exascale computing technologies.
Nov. 24, 2020 • ~7 min
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Excel errors: the UK government has an embarrassingly long history of spreadsheet horror stories
Government needs to take its spreadsheets more seriously.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~5 min
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MIT-led team to develop software to help forecast space storms
National Science Foundation awards proposal for space weather modeling.
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Technical interviews may pinpoint anxiety not skill
"Our study suggests that a lot of well-qualified job candidates are being eliminated because they're not used to working on a whiteboard in front of an audience."
July 14, 2020 • ~6 min
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Deep learning accurately stains digital biopsy slides
Pathologists who examined the computationally stained images could not tell them apart from traditionally stained slides.
May 22, 2020 • ~8 min
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Tool finds software update bugs in hours, not days
"Updating software can sometimes turn on you when errors creep in and cause slowdowns." A new tool offers a quicker way to find the problem.
Feb. 13, 2020 • ~5 min
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Can ‘feminist design’ save hiring algorithms from bias?
Feminist design thinking could help rid hiring algorithms of some bias, researchers argue.
Feb. 10, 2020 • ~3 min
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Tool tells carpenters how to build stuff with what’s on hand
A new tool can design woodworking projects and then let carpenters know how to build them with materials and tools they already have.
Dec. 4, 2019 • ~4 min
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Technique helps robots find the front door
Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery.
Nov. 4, 2019 • ~8 min
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