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We're thrilled to share that Felipe De Brigard has been named a 2026 MacArthur Genius Fellow for his work reshaping our understanding of the nature and function of memory. Felipe is the co-editor of "Neuroscience and Philosophy II,” publishing next month: bit.ly/4ABPYuF
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New books this month: A pioneering exploration of the maternal brain; a darkly comedic journey into the science of aging; a fascinating inquiry into why beauty matters and how it has played an evolutionary role in our understanding of the world; and more: mitpress.mit.edu/october-202…
ALT Three book covers against a green background: "A Mother's Brain," "Morbid," and "Why Is the World So Beautiful?"
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When Robin Farquharson died at 42, his remarkable life faded into obscurity. But he was once a game theorist who, as M. Syd Rosen writes, was “primed for a brilliant career in academia, cutting-edge industry, or some yet-to-be-defined media role.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/t…
ALT Robin Farquharson in a photograph published in The Guardian on February 28, 1970. Headline: The Game Theorist Who Couldn't Solve Himself Subheading: Robin Farquharson was poised to revolutionize election studies. But debilitating periods of mania pushed his extraordinary life into obscurity. By M Syd Rosen
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The first copies of Algorithmic Realism: Data Science Practices to Promote Social Justice have arrived! It's pretty surreal to hold a physical copy after years of staring at Word docs and PDFs. The book comes out next week, so get your preorders in now!
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"A timely manifesto for how to put people’s welfare at the centre of discussions about technological progress."
@nature interviews computer scientist Francine Berman on her new book "Better Tech: Putting People First in Cyberspace": nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
ALT Screenshot of Nature article featuring a portrait photo of Francine Berman. Headline: How to put people first in cyber space. Subheading: Digital technologies increasingly shape everyday life. Computer scientist Francine Berman tells Nature that stronger safeguards are required to protect the public interest. Credit: Chris Stokel-Walker
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“'Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now,' Dr. Stokes wrote. 'It also feels like a lot of people have conveniently forgotten about the urgency of solving this problem.'”
Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link!
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"What has not been appreciated till recently is that there exists a fundamentally different material arrangement of matter, one defined not by equilibrium structures, but by non-equilibrium dynamic processes." iai.tv/articles/new-studies-…
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Thank you Nancy Averett for this warm portrait of my dream to improve reading and math education !
"He mapped the learning brain. Then came the hard part "– psyche.co/portraits/he-mappe… via @psyche_the_mag
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Tetris began in a Soviet research lab, spread underground on floppy disks, and became entangled in a bizarre ownership dispute involving Nintendo, offshore accounts, and erased collaborators. Here’s the stranger-than-fiction story: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/t…
ALT A pixelated game screen that reads "Tengen presents the Soviet Mind Game" Tetris Headline: The Bizarre, Murky History of Soviet-Born Tetris Subheading: Behind the beloved game lies a struggle over mathematical ideas, erased collaborators, offshore millions, and copyright power. By Julien Mailland
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Congrats to Felipe on this amazing honor! You can read his forthcoming @mitpress book with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong this November!
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For the first time in a while, a philosophy professor has been awarded one of the MacArthur genius grants...
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Humans are remarkably good at recognizing other animals from appearance🐾
Our new study in J Cogn Neurosci @MITPress shows this ability is surprisingly resilient to visual information loss, using EEG, behavioral measures, and deep neural networks.
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"Attention, like crude oil, is treated like a scarce natural resource that must be extracted, processed, and refined." thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/w…
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See/believe/create is a formula to improve health for communities and individuals. My book, The Formula for Better Health, available in Kindle and audiobook forms, is now releasing in paperback on October 6. I describe how to apply the formula to save lives and create a healthier world.
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"You don’t have to stare at the shampoo bottle every week. You just get that heat pump one time."
@LeahStokes spoke with the @Torontostar about her new book, "The Carbon Wave," why energy should be cheaper, and the AI versus climate debate.
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RT @sapinker: Since 1948, when MIT Press published Norbert Wiener's Cybernetics, the press has been at the forefront of AI writing. Here is…
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It just became real 😀
I’m beyond excited to announce our MIT Press book on Neuroevolution! An HTML version is now available for free on neuroevolutionbook.com/, with a print edition coming out later in 2026.
Real intelligence is not static; it evolves. For decades, the field of neuroevolution has pursued this necessary adaptability. Our book chronicles its development, from early concepts to its modern integration with deep learning and reinforcement learning, exploring its potential for understanding the origins of intelligence and its real-world applications.
And the companion webpage is more than just a book site! It comes equipped with interactive demos, videos, exercises, and tutorials to allow everyone to experience neuroevolution in action. Check it out and let us know what you think!
It was a pleasure to work on this book over the last 4+ years with David (@hardmaru), Yujin (@yujin_tang), and Risto. We are incredibly proud of the result and look forward to celebrating! We hope to connect with many of you at NeurIPS.
We are very grateful to Melanie Mitchell (@MelMitchell1) who provided a fantastic foreword. To quote her: “The next big thing in AI is coming, and I suspect that neuroevolution will be a major part of it”. We think so too!
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"The fact that bans are failing should not be a cue to double down on enforcement. It is evidence of a misdiagnosis." thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/t…
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"The best way to appreciate our academic freedom is to exercise it." Listen to @Harvard_Law's @ANatapoff on @MrGaryShapiro's @KSQDFM show, @BookshelfFrom, discussing the essay collection AMERICA UNFINISHED: 250 Years of Law and Governance. bit.ly/4hpRveu @mitpress
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This week marks one year since “What Is Intelligence?” was published.
It was a really fun book to write. I knew that some of the material would be dated by the time it reached readers. But I hoped that, despite rapid progress in AI, the core ideas about life and intelligence would endure. So far, so good, I think!
Hearing how you have connected with the book has meant so much. Thank you for reading, and an extra big thank you to those of you who have reviewed it, recommended it, or given it to friends.
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Neurologist Richard E. @Cytowic offers compelling evidence that we can change the way we use technology, resist its addictive power, and take back the control we have lost.
"Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age" is now available in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/97802620490…
ALT A copy of "Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload" by Ricahrd E. Cytowic on a white background. The cover is an image of a rock split with a mobile screen.
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