Data
Cognos reporting tool makes its debut at MIT
May 4, 2012
IS&T installed this web-based reporting tool last spring and is now doing a soft rollout to the MIT community that includes hands-on classes.
On the hunt for mathematical beauty
March 23, 2012
Alexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.
Also labeled: Faculty, Mathematics, International relations and collaborations, Large sets, Probability, Russia
Hail to the geeks
March 6, 2012
At this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: cutting-edge basketball research and, yes, plenty of discussion about Jeremy Lin.
Also labeled: Analytics, Athletics, Business and management, Special events and guest speakers, Sports, Students, Linsanity
A model burster
March 2, 2012
Researchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.
Explained: Sigma
February 9, 2012
How do you know when a new finding is significant? The sigma value can tell you — but watch out for dead fish.
Also labeled: Explained, Mathematics
Data mining without prejudice
December 16, 2011
A new technique for finding relationships between variables in large datasets makes no prior assumptions about what those relationships might be.
Google’s Schmidt: ‘Global mind’ offers new opportunities
November 15, 2011
With knowledge and data, a smarter world will divide work between computers and humans, search engine executive chairman says.
Institute teams dominate Clean Energy Prize
May 10, 2011
Institute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.
Retooling algorithms
February 25, 2011
Charles Leiserson and his team are experts at designing parallel algorithms — including one for a chess-playing program that outperformed IBM’s Deep Blue.
Also labeled: Algorithms, Parallel computing, The Multicore Future, Breadth-first search, Computer chess
Turning reviews into ratings
February 3, 2011
A new system automatically combs through online reviews to provide recommendations according to unusual criteria.
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