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A new computational model can predict people’s emotions — including joy, gratitude, confusion, regret, and embarrassment — as well as human observers can. The model, developed at MIT, is designed to mimic how observers reason about each other’s emotions.

Israeli researchers, who recruited more than 100 obese people to follow the diet, found that for every one per cent drop in their body mass index (BMI), their brain age reduced by nine months.

CoCo is a new paradigm of creative collaboration in digital learning environments for young people. The work was developed by Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal, PhD students in the MIT Media Lab's Lifelong Kindergarten group.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced the recipients of its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards for 2023. This year, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) professors George Barbasthasis and John

MIT researchers find that while lawyers can interpret and recall information from legal documents better than nonlawyers, it’s still easier for them to understand the same documents when translated into “plain English.”

MIT researchers find that while lawyers can interpret and recall information from legal documents better than nonlawyers, it’s still easier for them to understand the same documents when translated into “plain English.”

Most Americans are concerned about the personal information social media apps collect. TikTok has done more than provide endless entertainment - i

Whole-building energy efficiency programs aim to reduce energy consumption of buildings across MIT's campus and bring it closer to reaching climate goals.

Boston MA (SPX) May 24, 2023 - Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs. To improve those drugs and to invent better o

FluidLab is a simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids. The tool was developed to help robots more effortlessly assist with daily fluid-related tasks.