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How game theory explains ‘irrational’ behavior
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A new book explores how game theory explains seemingly irrational behavior, from tastes in food to how people donate to charity.
How to build a culture of cybersecurity
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Technology and training are not enough to safeguard companies against cybersecurity attacks. Here’s how to infuse safe behavior into corporate culture.
Crowdsourcing to better forecast drug approvals
Researchers launched an in-house Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) challenge to beat MIT’s machine-learning models for predicting clinical trial outcomes. The results are now available.
Growing importance of academia in accelerating biomedical innovation
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MIT researchers have developed a methodology for systematically tracking the outcomes of academic licensing transactions as a means of increasing funding to bridging the “valley of death.”
Gamification techniques to improve online teaching and learning
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A new study led by MIT Sloan Prof. Andrew W. Lo finds that borrowing ideas and tools from the gaming community can improve online teaching techniques and improve learning outcomes for students.
New statistical approach to COVID-19 clinical trials aims to accelerate drug approval process and attract more funding
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The studies describe new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics and for providing more accurate measures of the probabilities of success for clinical trials of vaccines.
Cybersecurity in the era of COVID-19
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Cybersecurity remains a priority in the pandemic. Here’s how experts from top firms are tackling COVID-19 scams, phishing, and more.
USA Lab: MIT graduate students to work with rural community groups to foster economic prosperity
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What are the sources of resilience and renewal in America’s small towns and rural areas?
Clinical trial data key to personalization of treatment decisions
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MIT study explores the key factors behind patient outcomes in clinical trials evaluating new treatments for non-small-cell lung cancer.