Human-like intelligence + tackling tumors + climate and community

By rahmat hidayat

Rabu, 12 November 2025

view in browser MIT Daily November 12, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Human-like Intelligence Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies how intelligent machines “think” and perceive the world, to ensure AI is safely integrated into human society. “I see all the different kinds of intelligence as having a lot of commonalities, and I’d like to understand those commonalities,” he says.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Turning on an immune pathway in tumors could lead to their destruction MIT researchers show they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors. Full story via MIT News → Where climate meets community MIT’s Living Climate Futures Lab takes a human-centered approach to investigating a global challenge. Full story via MIT News → MIT researchers invent new human brain model to enable disease research and drug discovery The model “miBrains” integrate all major brain cell types and model brain structures, cellular interactions, activity, and pathological features. Full story via MIT News → Giving buildings an “MRI” to make them more energy-efficient and resilient Founded by a team from MIT, Lamarr.AI uses drones, thermal imaging, and AI to help property owners make targeted investments in their buildings. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Follow @mit_cheer on Instagram→ In the Media Machine learning leads to stronger 3D-printed alloy // Tech Briefs MIT researchers have developed a “printable aluminum alloy that can withstand high temperatures and is five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum.” The researchers envision that the new printable aluminum could be “made into stronger, more lightweight and temperature-resistant products, such as fan blades in jet engines.” Full story via Tech Briefs→ Look Back Over 57 years at MIT, the late Institute Professor Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus forever altered our understanding of materials while playing a significant role in inspiring people to use this knowledge to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, from producing clean energy to curing cancer. Marking what would have been her 95th birthday on Nov. 11, MIT Technology Review shares the story of how one of Dresselhaus’ great mentors, the eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, influenced her — and, in turn, the scores of students who would study under her at MIT. Learn more→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by art on view in the galleries. 🖼️ Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.pese@blogger.com because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. subscribe update preferences unsubscribe view in browser MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA

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