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Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners MIT associate professors Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire have been selected as the winners of the 2026 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award for exceptional contributions to teaching, research,...

Congratulations to Jacob Andreas, was named a 2026 Edgerton Award recipient!
The award recognizes exceptional teaching, research, and service at MIT! Prof. Andreas co-leads our Language and Thought Mission, and he is a dedicated and creative researcher and educator.
news.mit.edu/2026/jacob-a...

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Recent news from SQI: April 2026 From automating developmental neuroscience studies to facilitating LLM "brainstorming" sessions, this spring, the MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence supported research across neuroscience, AI, a...

Recent news on automating developmental neuroscience studies, facilitating LLM "brainstorming" sessions, and studying how language is implemented in biological and artificial systems.
@evfedorenko.bsky.social @gretatuckute.bsky.social @halieolson.bsky.social
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How Can AI Impact Human Memories? An Academy discussion.
How Can AI Impact Human Memories? An Academy discussion. YouTube video by American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently hosted a panel discussion on AI & human memory — SQI director Jim DiCarlo gave his perspective as a neuroscientist deeply involved in research at the interface of AI and human intelligence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCQF...

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Human Intelligence & AI: Overview of Quest Platforms
Human Intelligence & AI: Overview of Quest Platforms YouTube video by MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

SQI research is supported by Platforms, innovative systems and software to enable experimentation, benchmarking, and testing.
At the SCC workshop on Human Intelligence & AI, Erik Vogan gave an overview of the platforms, including @brain-score.bsky.social and the IO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJ_...

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Brain-Score Brain-Score is a platform for researchers to test models on how well they predict neural and behavioral brain measurements.

the scientists and programmers from @brain-score.bsky.social have made big upgrades to the leaderboard — this blog entry explains
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What People Learn from Punishment - Scientists For Palestine Wednesday, February 11, 2025, 7 pm Palestine time Prof. Rebecca Saxe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Title: What People Learn from Punishment Abstract: In human society, punishment can so...

The amazing Rebecca Saxe @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social speaks tomorrow Wed at noon east coast time in the Bisan Lecture Series.
Title: What People Learn from Punishment

Register here to get the Zoom link!:
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On Point's series on Brainwaves, Prof. Nancy Kanwisher discusses her research on the functional organization of the brain — understanding this architecture will lead to advances in neuroscience as well as AI. @npr @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

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Can’t wait!

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@joshtenenbaum.bsky.social and others from MIT give their perspectives on how robots are becoming part of everyday life -- but further research into intelligence and learning is needed to make them useful.

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At MIT, a continued commitment to understanding intelligence With support from the Siegel Family Endowment, the newly renamed MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence investigates how brains produce intelligence and how it can be replicated to solve problems.

A new name and a continued commitment — looking forward to this next chapter!
news.mit.edu/2026/continu...

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Why you shouldn't flake on social plans, according to an MIT scientist MIT professor Rebecca Saxe joined GBH's Morning Edition to discuss the health and emotional benefits of social interaction.

Too many holiday events on your calendar? @wgbh.org talks with @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social about benefits of social interactions.

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Reintroducing the MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence
Reintroducing the MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence YouTube video by MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence

If you wondered about the research and goals of our organization, please watch this youtu.be/7rzeIrFjFtI

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PIs and students in the Language Mission have published great research recently! So exciting!

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Congratulations! Can't wait to see what comes next from your lab!

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This New Yorker article addresses some of the questions that SQI researchers are thinking about, and many friends and colleagues are interviewed.

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So excited to see this article about @evfedorenko.bsky.social and her research!

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The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language | Quanta Magazine Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to LL...

The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language

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We are thrilled to announce our new name today! The MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence will celebrate this afternoon with research talks and poster presentations. We look forward to sharing recordings soon.

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