Less scatterbrained scatterplots

Large datasets are difficult to depict as scatterplots — but that may change with a new CSAIL project for creating interactive visualizations.

Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 7, 2020 ~3 min

The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19

The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in Covid-19 research.

MIT Press • mit
June 29, 2020 ~5 min


Investigating the power of group think

Political science doctoral student Clara Vandeweerdt studies how identity shapes beliefs on complex political topics such as climate change.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Political Science • mit
Nov. 7, 2019 ~7 min

Can science writing be automated?

A neural network can read scientific papers and render a plain-English summary.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 17, 2019 ~9 min

Ashley Smart named associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program | MIT News

Smart, a senior editor at Physics Today, was a 2015-16 Knight Science Journalism Fellow.

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT • mit
May 16, 2018 ~2 min

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT announces 2018-19 class of fellows | MIT News

Ten top journalists from four countries will spend nine months at MIT, designing their own course of study.

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT • mit
May 2, 2018 ~10 min

Q&A: Seth Mnookin on the fallacy of “both sides” journalism | MIT News

"We’ve seen too many journalists confuse not taking sides with not calling out liars and frauds," says MIT researcher and author.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Jan. 12, 2018 ~6 min

Bridging the gap between citizens and scientists | MIT News

Alumni of the Graduate Program in Science Writing engage the public in critical issues ranging from medical breakthroughs to climate change.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Dec. 15, 2017 ~8 min


A scientific approach to writing fiction | MIT News

Megan Miranda '02 graduated from MIT intent on pursuing a career in biotechnology. Instead, she became a New York Times best-selling author.

Jay London | MIT Alumni Association • mit
Nov. 15, 2017 ~3 min

Mary Clare Beytagh: Finding poetry in medicine | MIT News

MIT senior and aspiring physician aims to tell stories that humanize the patients behind medical statistics.

Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent • mit
Nov. 12, 2017 ~7 min

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