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Machine learning is a powerful form of artificial intelligence that is affecting every industry. Here’s what you need to know about its potential and limitations and how it’s being used.
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In a new book about the history of Kendall Square from the MIT Press, author Robert Buderi chronicles the area's biggest successes in innovation.
Getting people to adopt behaviors that increase energy conservation and reduce costs for the environment requires a multipronged approach.
How can we increase contributions to public goods—to get donors to give more to charity, citizens to vote, households to consume less energy, drivers to carpool, and patients to take all of their antibiotics? One of the best ways is to make contributions more observable.
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Perception of peer rank, or how we perform relative to our peers, can be a powerful motivator.
