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3 Questions: What you need to know about audio deepfakes
3 Questions: What you need to know about audio deepfakes

MIT CSAIL postdoc Nauman Dawalatabad explores ethical considerations, challenges in spear-phishing defense, and the optimistic future of AI-created voices across various sectors.

Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change
Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change

Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.

2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
2024 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

Professors Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.

Envisioning a time when people age without fear of dementia
Envisioning a time when people age without fear of dementia

Moved by the human devastation and scientific conundrum of Alzheimer’s, William Li seeks to work on therapies for the disease.

“Imagine it, build it” at MIT
“Imagine it, build it” at MIT

In class 2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II) a hands-on approach provides the skills engineers use to create and solve problems.

Researchers help robots navigate efficiently in uncertain environments
Researchers help robots navigate efficiently in uncertain environments

A new algorithm reduces travel time by identifying shortcuts a robot could take on the way to its destination.

Life on Mars, together
Life on Mars, together

With Project MADMEN, two MIT students experience the challenges and bonding associated with a Mars analog mission.

Master bladesmith Bob Kramer’s lessons from the school of life
Master bladesmith Bob Kramer’s lessons from the school of life

In an MIT visit, the endlessly curious Kramer explained how he sampled careers from cook to circus clown before beginning the pursuit of mastery within his craft.

A sprayable gel could make minimally invasive surgeries simpler and safer
A sprayable gel could make minimally invasive surgeries simpler and safer

Applied during endoscopic procedures, GastroShield could help prevent complications such as bleeding and leakage from weakened gastrointestinal tissues.

Boosting student engagement and workforce development in microelectronics
Boosting student engagement and workforce development in microelectronics

Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub funding will expand the reach of the Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program for first- and second-year college students.

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