News Featured Sept/Oct 2024 Newsletter The Public Interest Technologist Newsletter brings together the most recent articles, publications, and interviews for you to discover.
Event: Improving our Digital Environments with Citizen Science, Oct. 17 Data + Feminism Lab | MIT DUSP
Modeling More Equitable Energy Systems: An Interview With Nirmal Bhatt. Nirmal Bhatt is a Dual Masters Candidate in Technology Policy and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT.
Ethical Frameworks for Public Interest Technologists at MIT: An Interview with Caspar Hare. Caspar Hare is a Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Public Interest Benefits through Public Interest Technologies: An Interview with Elisabeth Reynolds. Elisabeth Reynolds is a Professor of Practice at MIT DUSP and Principal Research Scientist focused on systems of innovation, economic development, and industrial competitiveness.
Combining Research and Action for Spatial Justice: An Interview with Eric Robsky Huntley Eric Robsky Huntley is a Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning, affiliated with the Data + Feminism Lab and Healthy Neighborhoods Study.
Book Review: "From Vision to Action: Remaking the World Through Social Entrepreneurship" by John Marks Larry Susskind
Event: MIT Policy Hackathon Nov. 15-17 MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society | MIT Technology and Policy Program
From the Press: "Technology Helps To Bridge the Access to Justice Gap for Low-Income Litigants" Edwin Afriyie, Pulitzer Center
From The Press: "Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth" J. Doyne Farmer
News Featured April/May 2024 Newsletter The Public Interest Technologist Newsletter brings together the most recent articles, publications, and interviews for you to discover.
Could We Create a New Career Path for Advanced Manufacturing – the Technologist? MIT Public Interest Technologist
News Few-shot Learning and AI beyond Code Claire Gorman. As deep learning and artificial intelligence have improved dramatically, few-shot learning offers new forms of accessibility to AI models.
Integrating Public Interest Technology in Mechanical Engineering Education: an Interview with Tim Gutowski I believe that MIT, as an institution of higher learning does have an obligation to pursue the public interest. But in many of our activities it is only manifest in an indirect way.
Measuring Environmental Harm in Prison Landscapes: Geospatial Technology in the service of Grassroots Organizing with Ufuoma Ovienmhada In my work, I aim to explore this transformative process through projects under the category of satellite Earth observation as well as in the area of microgravity research to apply that technology for sustainable development.
AI for Conservation and Community Building: an interview with Sara Beery, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I was always motivated to do research that could be of service to my community. I am deeply interested in how developments in the technology we build get translated into things that are accessible and can be used by people beyond our field of expertise.
Climate Education’s Relationship to Public Interest Technology at MIT and Beyond: an interview with Chris Rabe, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Scientists and technological innovators should pause at the early stages of technology and product incubation to question: What problem are we attempting to solve? Could we go deeper to the underlying cause of this problem?
Satellite Technologies as Public Interest Tech: an Interview with Danielle Wood In my work, I aim to explore this transformative process through projects under the category of satellite Earth observation as well as in the area of microgravity research to apply that technology for sustainable development.
News PIT Student Initiative Spotlight @ MIT: Code for Good By Will Reed and Isaac Taylor. Two MIT undergraduate students share with the Technologist community how they use their coding skills to support non-profits in the greater Boston area.
