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Diagnostics and AI
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Economist Esther Duflo and computer scientist Marzyeh Ghassemi are working across disciplines to expand the reach of medical diagnostics in developing nations: They’re using AI to identify Indian patients who may have suffered “silent” heart attacks.
How morality and ethics shaped India’s economic development
A book by Associate Professor Jason Jackson explores how policymakers moved past post-colonial India to support the country’s own captains of industry.
Plants can “hear” rain coming, spurring them into action // Scientific American
Researchers at MIT have found that plants can sense the sound of rain before the water reaches them. “The sound of rain spurs rice seeds to sprout up to 40 percent faster than they would otherwise. The results mark the first direct evidence that plants sense the sound of the world around them and respond to it.”
Wednesday, April 29, 12-2 p.m. (and May 6) | MIT Open Space, MIT Office of Sustainability, MIT Office of Campus Planning, MIT Police, and MIT Parking and Transportation present Midday Music and Bike Tune Ups
