Study in India shows kids use different math skills at work vs. school
Students can excel at mental math in marketplace jobs but struggle with formal math in the classroom, and vice versa, says paper co-authored by IDSS faculty Esther Duflo.
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Noelle Selin awarded Humboldt Foundation’s Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award
Also nominated as a Technical University of Munich Global Ambassador, Selin received the award in recognition of her international research contributions to the fields of atmospheric chemistry and sustainability science.
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When humans and AI work best together — and when each is better alone
IDSS faculty Abdullah Almaatouq is co-author on a paper finding that on average, AI-human combinations do not outperform the best human-only or AI-only system.
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The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling
TPP student Marilena Velonia Bellonia, alongside fellow researchers, looks at the current state of lithium-ion battery recycling as demand rises with increased electric vehicle use.
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Expanding robot perception
IDSS faculty Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
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MIT students apply compositionality to real-world engineering design problems
Focusing on autonomous robotics and mobility, students in IDSS faculty Gioele Zardini's course learned a compositional design optimization framework language to formulate complex problems and solve them.
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MIT researchers awarded federal grant to enhance transit accessibility for underserved communities
IDSS faculty Jinhua Zhao and Gioele Zardini awarded grant to design, deploy and evaluate an integrated autonomous vehicles and public transportation system in Chicago.
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Toward video generative models of the molecular world
A new system from a team including IDSS faculty Tommi Jaakkola uses generative AI to emulate the dynamics of molecules, with potential applications in assisting drug prototypes for cancer and disease research.
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A new look at the economics of AI
In a new paper, IDSS faculty Daron Acemoglu predicts that artificial intelligence will have a “nontrivial, but modest” effect on GDP in the next decade.
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Tamara Broderick receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The award recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers
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