Tag: MIT Media Lab

  • Nation & World

    Cryptocurrency and national insecurity

    In a simulation, North Korea has just tested a missile that will soon be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. The move took Washington by surprise as the project was likely funded via a new Chinese digital currency.

    People sitting around a conference table.
  • Science & Tech

    ‘Siri, who provided your voice?’

    The daylong conference “Beyond Words: Gender and the Aesthetics of Communication” at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study explored body communication and included talks on perfumes, tattoos, sign language, dance, and fashion.

    Susan Bennett, voice of Siri, speaks at Radcliffe.
  • Health

    Feeling woozy? Time to check the tattoo

    Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smart tattoo ink capable of monitoring health by changing color to tell an athlete if she is dehydrated or a diabetic if his blood sugar rises.

    Smart tattoo ink changes color to monitor dehydration, blood sugar.
  • Health

    Editing the genome

    Treating the chromosome as both an editable and an evolvable template, researchers have demonstrated methods to rewrite a cell’s genome through powerful new tools for biotechnology, energy, and agriculture.

  • Health

    Using medical technology wisely

    A former White House official says health care technologies are ready to serve medicine, but the challenge will be ensuring that such innovations do not deepen existing disparities in care.

  • Arts & Culture

    Hot, hot, hot

    The American Repertory Theater presents a rollicking fall lineup, with surprises at every turn.