Innovation thrives on technology convergence or combination, convergence and compounding. Mastering these can tackle global challenges and shape technology.
The MIT Technology and Policy Program marked 50 years with a symposium exploring its history of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to technology policy issues of the future.
From smartphones to social media and healthcare, here's a brief history of the ways in which technology has transformed our lives in the past 20 years.
MIT researchers analyzed an ancient Pompeii construction site to determine how the ancient Romans produced concrete that endured for thousands of years.
Since much economic growth comes from tech innovation, the way societies use artificial intelligence is of keen interest to MIT Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu, who has published several papers on AI economics in recent months.
