An MIT-developed device with the appearance of a Wi-Fi router uses a neural network to discern the presence and severity of one of the fastest-growing neurological diseases in the world.

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

New research ties inaccuracies in pulse oximeter readings to racial disparities in treatment and outcomes.

Using a randomized field experiment, researchers discover that Wikipedia articles affect judges’ legal reasoning.

“Interpretability methods” seek to shed light on how machine-learning models make predictions, but researchers say to proceed with caution.

Large study of existing research shows incremental improvement in patient outcomes and productivity, without big employment changes.

Paul Roquet’s new book traces the very different trajectories of virtual reality in the U.S. and Japan.

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

Study finds activating a Clean Air Act provision could deliver major climate, health, and economic benefits.

MIT researchers can now estimate how much information data are likely to contain, in a more accurate and scalable way than previous methods.