Through the MIT Indigenous Languages Initiative, Rani Ukhengching Marma works to preserve Marma, spoken by one of the largest Indigenous groups in Bangladesh. The language “is strongly associated with our ancestral lands, culture, and knowledge,” she says.
The ocean’s color has changed significantly in 20 years, and the trend is likely a consequence of human-induced climate change, scientists report. In particular, tropical ocean regions near the equator have become steadily greener over time.
A Boston Globe editorial spotlights The Educational Justice Institute at MIT (TEJI), which offers educational opportunities to incarcerated individuals. “The two worlds of corrections and education really don’t understand each other well,” says co-director Lee Perlman.
China’s use of AI-driven facial-recognition tools appears to help repress dissent while honing the technology, a new paper reports: “AI innovation entrenches the regime, and the regime’s investment in AI for political control stimulates further frontier innovation.”
Today, many companies and institutions are not just data-driven, but data-intensive. But that doesn’t mean organizations are always using optimal models. MIT Sloan’s Rahul Mazumder is a leading expert in determining efficient algorithms.
Via @mit_spain on Instagram: “Great dinner meeting up with MIT-Spain interns living and working in Madrid!”
U.S. News & World Report features MIT in a roundup of U.S. universities that offer students access to cutting-edge technologies. “‘Maker culture’ permeates the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where students work in collaborative settings to innovate and create.”