Robust artificial intelligence tools to predict future cancer
Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and Asia.
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~12 min
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
Study: Healthier women are more likely to follow age-based guidelines, leaving room for better-targeted testing.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~9 min
The elephant in the server room
Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.
March 9, 2020 • ~7 min
“She” goes missing from presidential language
Even when people believed Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 election, they did not use “she” to refer to the next president.
Jan. 8, 2020 • ~10 min
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
Dec. 4, 2019 • ~7 min
Machine learning shows no difference in angina symptoms between men and women
Finding could help overturn the prevailing notion that men and women experience angina differently.
Nov. 6, 2019 • ~9 min
Using algorithms to build a map of the placenta
New technique stretches out MRI scans of placentas so they can be more accurately analyzed, and shows the potential of MRI for pregnancy monitoring.
Oct. 2, 2019 • ~6 min
Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes
Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.
May 16, 2019 • ~7 min
Institute Archives spotlights pioneering women at MIT | MIT News
Initiative is building collections highlighting the contributions of female faculty.
July 6, 2018 • ~2 min
Networks in aerospace | MIT News
Graduate student Alexa Aguilar helps tiny satellites communicate and builds connections in her academic community.
June 22, 2018 • ~8 min
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