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MIT Media Lab

Interdisciplinary research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Dec 13, 2025
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Which specific grants or labs were funded by Epstein and how were they structured?

Jeffrey Epstein’s philanthropic network routed millions to elite research programs and individual scientists through vehicles such as the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation and direct gifts to universities...

Dec 7, 2025
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Which free tools can detect manipulated YouTube videos and how reliable are they?

Free tools for spotting manipulated YouTube videos include platform-built systems such as YouTube’s new “likeness detection” for creators and established verification plugins and viewers like InVID/Am...

Dec 15, 2025
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Does chatgpt cause brain atrophy

Recent preliminary research from MIT’s Media Lab reports that people who used ChatGPT to write essays over several months showed weaker neural connectivity and poorer performance on memory and writing...

Nov 21, 2025

Which scientists, labs, or institutions had financial or professional ties to Jeffrey Epstein?

Newly released caches of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails and documents show he maintained financial and professional ties or exchanges with a range of academics, university programs and high-profile individu...

Jan 9, 2026

What tools and labs specialize in detecting AI-generated or deepfake endorsements in political and commercial media?

A growing ecosystem of commercial vendors, university labs and government-funded projects focuses on spotting AI-generated endorsements and other synthetic media used in political and commercial conte...

Nov 26, 2025

Have whistleblowers, legal filings, or investigators uncovered specific genetic experiments funded by Epstein?

Available reporting and newly released Epstein files show Jeffrey Epstein funded and proposed ambitious genetics-related projects — from a planned DNA catalog in the U.S. Virgin Islands to talks about...

Feb 4, 2026

Which scientists attended Epstein-funded events and how have they responded to the New York Times reporting?

The newly released files and companion reporting by , and other outlets show that a range of prominent scientists, technologists and medical figures attended -funded dinners, conferences or accepted h...

Feb 4, 2026

Which universities documented accepting Epstein-linked gifts after his 2008 conviction and how did they justify doing so?

Multiple universities are documented in public reporting and institutional reviews as having financial ties to after his 2008 conviction, with the clearest confirmed cases involving ’s Media Lab and o...

Jan 5, 2026

How do deepfakes and altered videos get detected and debunked in health misinformation cases?

Deepfakes and altered videos in health misinformation are detected and debunked through a mix of technical forensics, platform moderation and human-led verification: automated detectors and multimodal...

Dec 31, 2025

Which Harvard researchers beyond Martin Nowak received Epstein‑linked funds and what projects did those grants support?

Harvard’s 2020 review found $9.1 million in gifts tied to Jeffrey Epstein that supported faculty research and programs, most notably the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics led by Martin Nowak, but repo...

Dec 12, 2025

Are deepfakes commonly used in Buga Sphere content and how to detect them?

Available reporting shows a lively, contested conversation about the Buga Sphere: many outlets present viral videos, X‑rays and claims of internal components, while several analyses and critics call t...