MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.

Study shows moving can help foster a more robust social network, by strengthening “long ties” with others.

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.

An experimental platform that puts moderation in the hands of its users shows that people do evaluate posts effectively and share their assessments with others.

Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.

Graduate student Sarah Cen explores the interplay between humans and artificial intelligence systems, to help build accountability and trust.

A new study reveals how MIT’s campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers.

A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread.

In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts.