The MIT Media Lab, founded in 1985 to focus on media arts and sciences, works to invent – and reinvent – how humans experience and can be aided by technology. Its current focus is on “human adaptability, ” from treating Alzheimer’s and depression to robots that can monitor the health of children or the elderly, and the development of smart prostheses that can mimic the capabilities of biological limbs. The MIT Media Lab also offers Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that deal with particular subject areas. These smaller, more-focused groups include: * Advanced Wellbeing – addresses the...
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