====== Massachusetts Institute of Technology ======

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The **Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)** is an American university in [[united_states:massachusetts:Cambridge]], [[united_states:Massachusetts]].

It is considered one of the world's premier [[technology]] and [[science]] universities.

===== History =====

In early 2020, a research team led by Professor [[Max Tegmark]] launched an online application called [[Improve the News]] which "allows readers to filter and compare news based on the 'political bias' and the 'establishment bias' of media outlets."((//MIT App: Improve the News.// (2022, August 15). Swiss Policy Research. http://archive.today/2022.08.15-121057/https://swprs.org/mit-app-improve-the-news/)) ((//About.// (2022, July 24). Improve the News. http://archive.today/2023.03.24-211532/https://lite.improvethenews.org/about/))

===== Organization =====

==== Programs ====

  * [[MIT Media Lab]]
  * [[MIT Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science]] (MIT PRIMES)

==== Fraternities ====

  * [[Epsilon Theta]]

==== Notable alumni ====

^ Name  ^ Field of Study  ^ Faculty  ^ Year Graduated  ^ Notes  ^
| [[Sam Bankman-Fried]]  | Bachelor Degree in [[Physics]] with a Minor in [[Mathematics]] | -  | 2014((Lee, I. (2021, August 14). //From all-night gaming sessions to a life-changing epiphany: Inside the college years of 29-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried.// Markets Insider. http://archive.today/2023.03.23-044458/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/sam-bankman-fried-profile-details-college-years-cryptocurrency-billionaire-ftx-2021-8))  | Founder of [[FTX]] and [[Alameda Research]]  |
| [[Steve Kirsch]]  | Bachelor of [[Science]]; Master of Science in [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer Science]]  | -  | 1980((Sales, R. J. (1998, March 18). //Kirsch makes $2.5 million pledge.// MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://archive.ph/4A2QQ))  | Invented the optical mouse. Founder of [[M10 Networks]], [[Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation]], [[COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund]], [[Vaccine Safety Research Foundation]] (VSRF)  |
| [[John Trump]]  | Doctorate of Science in Electrical Engineering  | -  | 1933((Thomas, W. (2018). //A profile of John Trump, Donald’s oft-mentioned scientist uncle.// Physics Today. https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.6.4.20181019a))  | Uncle of President [[Donald Trump]]  |
===== External links =====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|Wikipedia]]
  * [[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|Wikispooks]]