Last time I wrote to you in this magazine, I talked a little about the MIT collaboration. It’s an initiative that generates new ideas and methods of inquiry and helps people at MIT solve global problems. Since then, we have launched our first research collaborations based on human-centered disciplines, represented by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS). We call it the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC).
Broadly speaking, MITHIC stands for the quality of faculty in these fields and how deeply we value academic and artistic practices that expand our understanding of what makes us human. represents.
In a practical sense, it is designed to help scholars in human-centered fields “grow big.” MITHIC provides you with the resources to pursue the most innovative ideas within your discipline, creates opportunities to collaborate with colleagues outside your discipline, and allows you to explore fresh approaches to teaching students.
We celebrated the launch of MITHIC by showcasing our creative excellence. MIT faculty share research that combines humanity and technology, MIT students improvise on jazz saxophone, and acclaimed novelist Ming Jing Lee puts humans at the center of her work in a keynote address. He spoke about his dedication to putting
Our faculty has been incredibly energized by MITHIC, with over 100 already participating in the collaborative’s “Meeting of the Minds” events. The event was organized to connect researchers across the institute working on similar topics, from cybersecurity to food security to climate simulation and climate change. bioeconomy.
There has never been a more important time for society to make humane choices regarding new technology. And we’re excited to launch the Harnessing Human Insights Collaborative at MIT to help scholars, students, explorers, and makers shape the future of technology that serves humanity.