Understanding viral justice
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the word “viral” has a new resonance, and it’s not necessarily positive. Ruha Benjamin, a scholar who investigates the social dimensions of science,…
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Making sense of all things data
Data, and more specifically using data, is not a new concept, but it remains an elusive one. It comes with terms like “the internet of things” (IoT) and “the cloud,”…
If art is how we express our humanity, where does AI fit in?
MIT postdoc Ziv Epstein SM ’19, PhD ’23 discusses issues arising from the use of generative AI to make art and other media.
Three Spanish MIT physics postdocs receive Botton Foundation fellowships
Recipients Luis Antonio Benítez, Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro, and Fernando Romero López receive support for their scientific research.
Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa on Brazilian politics, human rights in the Amazon, and AI
The Brazilian social justice reporter is a fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies.