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Wednesday, June 19

Multiview 3-D photography made simple

A new technique enables the conversion of an ordinary camera into a light-field camera capable of recording high-resolution, multiperspective images.

today's top stories


Surprising turns in magnetic thin films could lead to better data storage

MIT researchers discover efficient control of magnetism in chiral ferromagnets.

Diversifying your online world

In a new book, MIT’s Ethan Zuckerman asserts that we need to overcome the Internet’s sorting tendencies and create tools to make ourselves ‘digital cosmopolitans.’

institute announcements

MIT Corporation elects 12 term members, five life members

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in the media

"Besides a digital face, the MIT-developed MACH has speech- and face-recognition tools, allowing it to pick up on behavior, then advise people on how to correct awkward behavior."
"Besides a digital face, the MIT-developed MACH has speech- and face-recognition tools, allowing it to pick up on behavior, then advise people on how to correct awkward behavior."
Popular Science
June 18, 2013

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  1. Artificial intelligence
  2. Mechanical engineering
  3. Computer science and technology
  4. Energy
  5. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
  6. Neuroscience
  7. Physics
  8. Media Lab
  9. Bioengineering and biotechnology
  10. Students
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A gathering on the future of online learning

A gathering on the future of online learning

Leading educators from more than 40 countries will gather at MIT for the June 16-19 Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) conference entitled, "Realizing the Dream: Education Becoming Available to All. Will the World Take Advantage?"

Global e-learning leaders will discuss best practices in distance and e-learning technologies, innovative applications of technology-enabled education in universities around the world, and the impact of open education resources on learning worldwide, as well as debate the importance of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on higher education.

For more information, visit: http://linc.mit.edu/linc2013/default.htm

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Great ideas change the world

Great ideas change the world


Homepage of MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

campus news

Symposium takes on urban infrastructure challenges

School of Architecture + Planning, June 18, 2013

AeroAstro team awarded funds for DiaMonD Center

Aeronautics and Astronautics, June 18, 2013

Creativity within constraints

MIT Spectrvm, June 17, 2013

New pilot program provides backup childcare for students

Office of the Dean for Graduate Education, June 17, 2013

Creating a low-carbon, non-nuclear economy: The case of Taiwan

MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, June 14, 2013

calendar highlights

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  • June 20, 2013

    Choose to Reuse

    Donate or pick up gently used clothing and accessories.
    June 21, 2013

    Special Chemistry Seminar

    New Insights and Developments in Pd Catalysis: A Combination of Theory and Experiment
    June 24, 2013

    Frank Lowe Featured on WMBR

    A set of music from the tenor saxophonist/composer on the 70th anniversary of his birth
  • June 25, 2013

    HHMI Education Group Meeting

    Members of the MIT community and other local institutions are invited to share their work and research
    July 1, 2013

    Rashied Ali on WMBR

    Remembering the drummer/composer on the 78th anniversary of his birth
    July 10, 2013

    Patent Searching Fundamentals

    A hands-on practicum that will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patents
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