====== MIT Media Lab ======

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The **MIT Media Lab** is a research laboratory at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].

===== History =====

==== Aaron Swartz ====

After the death of [[:Aaron Swartz]], MIT Media Lab held both a memorial a [[:hackathon]] to honor his memory.((March 16, 2013 | MIT News | [[https://news.mit.edu/2013/media-lab-hosts-memorial-for-aaron-swartz|Media Lab hosts memorial for Aaron Swartz]])) ((October 24, 2013 | BostInno | Lauren Landry | [[https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/news/2013/10/24/worldwide-hackathon-held-to-honor-aaron-swartz.html|Worldwide Hackathon Held to Honor Aaron Swartz Finds a Home in the MIT Media Lab]]))

===== Organization =====

==== Funding ====

  * [[https://archive.vn/ZjuhT|Open Philanthropy — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2019)]]