MIT students share ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in a competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
RNA will be as revolutionary to our food supply as it has already been to human health through the COVID vaccines."
Senior Mercy Oladipo is building tools to address disparities in health care.
"The risk is that companies will use blockchain methods to record transactions without even caring whether the information ... is true."
"We need to understand how state laws most encourage and discourage the use of HIEs and ... weigh the benefits of information sharing."
"I'm very grateful that I get to make a real change and help people get access to quality mental healthcare."
"Almost immediately after Facebook arrives on campus, we see an uptick in mental health issues that students report."
This Sloanie is on the front lines of fighting inequities in healthcare.
Aagya Mathur (MBA '18) identified a need for better health-related information for women. And so, Aavia was born.
"You have to understand what they care about and what they invest in and how they trade that off against how much return they're expecting."
