Using friends to fight online harassment | MIT News
CSAIL’s “Squadbox” uses “friendsourcing” to better support targets of cyberbullying.
April 5, 2018 • ~5 min
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis | MIT News
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.
Oct. 30, 2017 • ~5 min
Mapathon seeks to direct humanitarian aid for Puerto Rico | MIT News
Boston-area volunteers gather at MIT to help identify post-hurricane conditions in the territory
Oct. 16, 2017 • ~3 min
Targeted, crowdsourced aid for Mexican earthquake victims | MIT News
MIT team’s online platform links those who need aid with those who can help. (Este artículo está disponible en español.)
Sept. 24, 2017 • ~5 min
Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public | MIT News
Users can search database of 1,600 stars to find signs of new exoplanets.
Feb. 13, 2017 • ~6 min
Better wisdom from crowds | MIT News
MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups.
Jan. 25, 2017 • ~8 min
Improving educational opportunities for refugee youth around the world | MIT News
Three proposals in MIT Solve's “Learn” pillar advance to finals.
Oct. 26, 2016 • ~12 min
Quantifying urban revitalization | MIT News
Combining cellphone data with perceptions of public spaces could help guide urban planning.
Oct. 24, 2016 • ~7 min
Harnessing the power of citizens | MIT News
PhD student Lily Bui works with communities around the world to gather data from the bottom up.
Oct. 12, 2016 • ~9 min
Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology | MIT News
Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
Aug. 18, 2016 • ~9 min
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