Building the next big thing: 25 years of MIT's Media Lab

ronjor · Oct 21, 2010

By John Timmer

Last Friday, MIT's Media Lab hosted a series of talks to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Anyone who has paid attention to technology news over that period has undoubtedly heard of the various strange and interesting developments that make their way out of the Lab—Guitar Hero, LEGO Mindstorms, One Laptop per Child, and E Ink all started off as Media Lab projects. But far fewer people fully understand how the Media Lab operates, fits into MIT, and encourages such a creative environment; about half of the anniversary celebration's program focused on simply defining what the Media Lab is. So, for the benefit of those who weren't there, we'll attempt to explain how it has generated its reputation for being at the leading edge of technology.
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CloneRanger · Oct 22, 2010

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