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MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society focuses on complex societal challenges at the intersections of big data, large-scale systems, and human behavior.
Cambridge, MA
Joined March 2015
A new international collaboration led by IDSS, @MITMechE, and @MITSeaGrant unites @MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.
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A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.
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New research from IDSS alum Paolo Bertolotti w/ MIT Profs Fotini Christia and Ali Jadbabaie (@jababi) finds that even carefully targeted drone campaigns generate durable collateral disruption yet to be weighed in public debate or policy decisions
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Estimating the Impact of Drone Strikes on Civilians Using Call Detail Records - Volume 55
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The MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP) marked its 50th anniversary with a landmark symposium celebrating a half-century of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to the defining technology policy issues of the future. https://t.co/7sWzYSHcjj
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TPP students Anthony Valiaveedu and Nat Edmonds are among the co-authors of this first-of-its-kind handbook, which serves to guide the design safety for civilian nuclear ships.
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The MIT Maritime Consortium released the "Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook," which serves as a guide for design safety for civilian nuclear ships. The handbook provides unique insights into potential...
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Designing for uncertainty. A new framework from LIDS @GioeleZardini, Yujun Huang, and University of Zurich’s Marius Furter helps engineers build complex systems—like drones, vehicles, and aircraft—that remain reliable despite real-world unpredictability: https://t.co/ADXIet39Vs
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A team led by @MITIDSS Professor Jessika Trancik identified specific innovations that enabled dramatic cost reductions in solar panels, revealing opportunities to drive down the cost of renewable energy systems, batteries, and many other technologies. https://t.co/ASXFJCAotj
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A new study reveals key innovations that contributed to the rapid decline of solar energy systems, showing that many of the most significant technological advances came from outside the solar sector....
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New MIT research accounts for uncertainty to help engineers design complex systems that are more reliable in the face of real-world unpredictability, like delivery drones that navigate changing environments.
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MIT researchers developed a framework that can help engineers design systems that involve many interconnected parts in a way that explicitly accounts for the uncertainty in each component’s perform...
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"The golden bullet narrative that is floating around is not going to materialize as we move from clinical trials to clinical applications." The Data Nation podcast explores the data behind psychedelics and mental health in the latest episode, out now! https://t.co/bOokWgpxPb
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What can #datascience reveal about the mind on #psychedelics? In this episode of MIT's Data Nation, @MuntherDahleh and @LibertyCapito speak with @NicolasLanglitz and @realJoshSiegel about the role of psychedelics in the future of mental health treatment.
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Building Momentum: What Our Record Q3 Means for Abacus Shareholders | $ABL Chairman & CEO, Jay Jackson | @SubstackInc "I'm excited to share that Abacus has just delivered our tenth consecutive quarter of strong earnings growth—a milestone that reflects not just where we are
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Fueled by friendly competition, students in MechE’s popular course 2.155/156 apply AI theory to real-world engineering design challenges, from bike frames to city grids. The class has “opened the curtains” on machine learning, Ilan Moyer says. https://t.co/twwdJOiSbf
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In the latest episode of the Data Nation podcast, co-host @LibertyVittert interviews IDSS founding director @MuntherDahleh, who draws insights from his latest book 'Data, Systems, and Society: Harnessing AI for Societal Good.'
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Many of the technological advances that led to the sharp decline of solar energy costs came from outside the solar sector, scientists report. This work could help businesses, researchers, and policymakers identify optimal areas for future investment.
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A new study reveals key innovations that contributed to the rapid decline of solar energy systems, showing that many of the most significant technological advances came from outside the solar sector....
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On the latest Data Nation, hosts @MuntherDahleh and @libertycapito discuss how data-driven solutions and technologies like CRISPR are reshaping the future of conservation with the leaders of @colossal, a company working to bring back extinct animals. https://t.co/XsCXq5ICeq
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We rely on energy systems to allow us to work, travel, process information and support all sorts of economic activity. MIT Professor Jessika Trancik helps us zoom out for a big picture view of how energy systems are shaped and opportunities for innovation. https://t.co/iqdW9hthjJ
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We rely on our energy systems to allow us to do work, travel, process information, and support all sorts of economic activity. MIT Professor Jessika Trancik helps us zoom out for a big picture view...
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The Mission Innovation X (MIx) program is bridging the gap between cutting-edge tech and defense needs, helping innovators boost U.S. security.
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Mission Innovation x (MIx) at MIT helps innovators secure early funding while giving defense agencies access to the most cutting-edge technologies available, boosting America’s security capabilities...
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A new book from Professor Munther Dahleh details the creation of a unique kind of transdisciplinary center, uniting many specialties through a common need for data science. https://t.co/XNCvUbJiBj
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“Data, Systems, and Society: Harnessing AI for Societal Good,” a book by MIT Professor Munther Dahleh, details the creation of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society, a unique transdiscipl...
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BGSU sociology professor Susan L. Brown, Ph.D., was recently featured on the @Oprah podcast for her groundbreaking research on “gray divorce”, a term she coined to describe marriages ending after age 50. As co-director of the BGSU National Center for Family and Marriage Research,
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The Download: how AI can improve a city, and inside OpenAI’s empire
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Plus: the White House's digital strategy consists of tasteless deportation memes
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IDSS and @MITMechE professor @NavidAzizan was selected to receive @MIT's Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising in recognition of his dedication to his students. https://t.co/T4bTHguJQd
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A new endowed chair within IDSS has been made possible by the generosity of IDSS professor and “MIT lifer” Richard ‘Dick’ Larson. IDSS and @mitbrainandcog professor Sasha Rakhlin has been named the inaugural holder of the new professorship.
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IDSS and Brain and Cognitive Science professor Sasha Rakhlin has been named the inaugural holder of the new professorship.
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In the latest episode of the Data Nation podcast, economist Giovanni Peri and political scientist Margaret Peters join hosts @MuntherDahleh and @libertycapito to explore the evolving landscape of U.S. immigration and the data that shapes it. https://t.co/DjIqqqynRB
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