MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society focuses on complex societal challenges at the intersections of big data, large-scale systems, and human behavior.
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NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery physics.mit.edu/?p=24607 @iaifi_news
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We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in AI for hyper-local weather forecasting! 🌍
I’m looking for a postdoc to join the Earth Intelligence Lab at @MITMechE and @mitidss, working on next-generation, uncertainty-aware weather forecasting supported by a NASA-funded project.
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AI creates great possibilities for expanding human capabilities to make workers more effective, skilled, and valuable, but only if organizations develop and implement the technology intentionally. @MITshapingwork @DAcemogluMIT bit.ly/4kvR1ok
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Jerry Lu MF ’24 developed an optical AI system to analyze figure skaters’ jumps and recommend ways to improve. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he’s working with NBC Sports to help break down judging decisions and help viewers appreciate the technical complexity of winter sports. news.mit.edu/2026/3-question…
ALT Jerry Lu is sitting inside the green ring of a large Olympic Rings sculpture against a clear blue background.
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This fall, the MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP) held a symposium and celebration on campus, marking TPP’s 50th year as an interdisciplinary effort.
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#AI is often criticized for its growing energy use—but it can also help modernize the power grid. In a 3Q with MIT News, LIDS PI Priya Donti explains how AI can boost grid efficiency, improve resilience to extreme weather, and enable more renewable energy. bit.ly/4pGrwkM
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“What we found is how much it matters for a city to be embedded within the global air transportation network,” says Ambra Amico. news.mit.edu/2026/fewer-layo…
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MIT IDSS retweeted
16 Dec 2025
To realize the greatest gains from artificial intelligence, we must make the future of work more human, not less. bit.ly/3N3cIiz
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Can development aid counter insurgencies? Lessons from Afghanistan
Last month on VoxDev, Andrew Beath (@wb_research), Fotini Christia (@MITPoliSci @mitidss) & @renikolopov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) discussed the impact of counterinsurgency initiatives: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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The virtual VideoCAD tool, developed by researchers including IDSS faculty Faez Ahmed, could boost designers’ productivity and help train engineers learning computer-aided design.
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Can development aid counter insurgencies? Lessons from Afghanistan
Last week on VoxDev, Andrew Beath (@wb_research), Fotini Christia (@MITPoliSci @mitidss) & @renikolopov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) discussed the impact of counterinsurgency initiatives: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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MIT IDSS retweeted
18 Nov 2025
“We’ve shown that with careful selection, you can guarantee optimal solutions with a small dataset, and we provide a method to identify exactly which data you need,” says Asu Ozdaglar. news.mit.edu/2025/bigger-dat…
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New research from IDSS alum Paolo Bertolotti w/ MIT Profs Fotini Christia and Ali Jadbabaie (@jababi) finds that even carefully targeted drone campaigns generate durable collateral disruption yet to be weighed in public debate or policy decisions doi.org/10.1017/S00071234251…
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The MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP) marked its 50th anniversary with a landmark symposium celebrating a half-century of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to the defining technology policy issues of the future. bit.ly/47yp4pP
ALT Panelists on stage. From l-r: Daniel Xue, Travis Franck, Tory Clark, Nestor Sepulveda, Erin Smith, Bethany Patten, Graham Turk
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TPP students Anthony Valiaveedu and Nat Edmonds are among the co-authors of this first-of-its-kind handbook, which serves to guide the design safety for civilian nuclear ships. bit.ly/470s6UG
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Designing for uncertainty. A new framework from LIDS @GioeleZardini, Yujun Huang, and University of Zurich’s Marius Furter helps engineers build complex systems—like drones, vehicles, and aircraft—that remain reliable despite real-world unpredictability: bit.ly/48dsBf9
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6 Oct 2025
A team led by @MITIDSS Professor Jessika Trancik identified specific innovations that enabled dramatic cost reductions in solar panels, revealing opportunities to drive down the cost of renewable energy systems, batteries, and many other technologies.
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2 Oct 2025
New MIT research accounts for uncertainty to help engineers design complex systems that are more reliable in the face of real-world unpredictability, like delivery drones that navigate changing environments. news.mit.edu/2025/accounting…
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"The golden bullet narrative that is floating around is not going to materialize as we move from clinical trials to clinical applications." The Data Nation podcast explores the data behind psychedelics and mental health in the latest episode, out now! bit.ly/42jlnlX
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