MIT OpenCourseWare

A free and open online publication of educational material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum, ranging from introductory to the most advanced graduate courses. On the OCW website, each course includes a syllabus, instructional material like notes and reading lists, and learning activities like assignments and solutions. Some courses also have videos, online textbooks, and faculty insights on teaching.

Knowledge is your reward. There's no signup or enrollment, and no start or end dates. OCW is self-paced learning at its best.

Whether youโ€™re a student, a teacher, or simply a curious person that wants to learn, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) offers a wealth of insight, inspiration, videos, and a whole lot more!

Get the full picture on the OCW website at ocw.mit.edu.

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Ian Ball explains the basics of game theory, a mathematical framework to analyze decision-making when the outcome depends on the actions of other people. In simpler terms, it's "interactive decision-making."


#GameTheory #Economics #Competition #Bargaining #Auctions #Voting #Chess #Poker #Politics #Law #Biology #ComputerScience

1 week ago | [YT] | 303

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โ–ท Did someone sell a kidney on eBay?? (No, but...)

MIT Economist Jon Gruber explains why economists love auctions, why the free market doesn't quite work without intervention, and how a kidney auction once reached $5.7 million on eBay.

Jon Gruber on the Chalk Radioยฎ podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLg9M...

Jon's Intro to Microeconomics course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ssjK...

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 42

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โ–ท Is AI coming for science photography?

Science Photographer Felice Frankel discusses the rapid improvements in generative AI and provides a reality check on just how much it can do in the field of scientific research.

View the full Chalk Radioยฎ episode: https://youtu.be/GqvBDc8wiu0?si=kgiZU...

AI and Science Photography: https://youtu.be/0I8S6diyDjw?si=3wZq0...

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 12

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โ–ท โ€œUpholding Knowledge as a Public Good: 5 Strategies for Sustaining your Commitment to Open.โ€

In this talk, given at the The Effordability Summit at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Dr. Sarah Hansen, Assistant Director of Open Education Innovation at MIT, explores how open education transforms access to knowledge and shares five practical strategies used by MIT OpenCourseWare to sustain a global commitment to making learning accessible for all.

Learn more about The Effordability Summit here: www.uwstout.edu/outreach-engagement/continuing-eduโ€ฆ

#OpenEd #OpenEducation #DemocratizingKnowledge #PublicGood #KnowledgeAsAPublicGood #MIT #MITOpenCourseWare

1 month ago | [YT] | 48

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โ–ท What's wrong with this picture? ๐Ÿ”

Science Photographer Felice Frankel explains how to approach scientific images with a critical lens in the age of AI and digital editing.


#Photography #SciencePhotography #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIgenerated #MIT #OpenCourseWare #MITOpenCourseWare #ChalkRadio #ChalkRadioPodcast

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 49

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โ–ท Legendary science photographer Felice Frankel discusses her career at MIT, the impact of AI on her field, and, of course, The Hulk on this episode of the Chalk Radioยฎ podcast! ๐Ÿ“ธ

#Photography #SciencePhotography #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #Copilot #Midjourney #NanoBanana #AIgenerated #MIT #OpenCourseWare #MITOpenCourseWare #Hulk #TheHulk #AngLee #ChalkRadio #ChalkRadioPodcast

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 65

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โ–ท Generative AI and Science Photography ๐Ÿ“ท

Renowned MIT science photographer Felice Frankel weighs the pitfalls and ethics of using generative AI models to document research, and outlines necessary guardrails to ensure the production of honest and communicative images.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIphotography #ChatGPT #Copilot #Midjourney #NanoBanana #photography #SciencePhotography #MIT #OpenCourseWare #MITOpenCourseWare

3 months ago | [YT] | 140

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New course! ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

Learn the fundamentals of deep learning, including both theory and applications. Topics include neural net architectures (MLPs, CNNs, RNNs, graph nets, transformers), geometry and invariances in deep learning, backpropagation and automatic differentiation, learning theory and generalization in high dimensions, and applications to computer vision, natural language processing, and robotics.

View all lectures here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

View the full course on our site: ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-7960-deep-learning-fall-2024โ€ฆ

#Engineering #ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GraphicsAndVisualization #DeepLearning #LLMs #Robotics

3 months ago | [YT] | 2,035

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โ–ท Economist Jon Gruber answers YouTube's burning questions about the economy, Netflix, chalkboards, the NFL, and more!

View his full Chalk Radio podcast interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLg9M...

View his Principles of Microeconomics course here: youtube.com/show/VLPLUl4u3cNGP60V7HxLYRaJMbFzP77bzโ€ฆ

#Economy #NFL #Football #Healthcare #AffordableCareAct #Equity #Inequity #Economics #Microeconomics #MIT #OpenEducation #OpenCourseWare

4 months ago | [YT] | 151

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New course! ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

A fast-paced introduction to Deep Learning, with topics including deep neural networks, convolutional networks, transformers for natural language processing, generative large language models (such as ChatGPT), and text-to-image models (such as MidJourney).

View all lectures here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

View the full course on our site: ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-773-hands-on-deep-learning-โ€ฆ

#DeepLearning #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Business #InformationTechnology #IT #Engineering #NeuralNetworks #LLMs #ChatGPT #GenerativeAI

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