# MIT Media Lab #  Founded in 1985, the MIT Media Lab is one of the world's leading research and academic organizations. Unconstrained by traditional disciplines, Media Lab designers, engineers, artists, and scientists strive to create technologies and experiences that enable people to understand and transform their lives, communities, and environments. The MIT Media Lab promotes an interdisciplinary research culture that brings together diverse areas of interest and inquiry. For more information [visit the MIT Media Lab website ](https://www.media.mit.edu/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Culture, Humanities, and Arts]], [[Entertainment]], [[Media and Journalism]], [[Education and Skills]], [[Democracy]], [[Human Rights]], [[Digital Rights]], [[Health]], [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Digital Inclusion]] **Projects and Programs** DataViva: made available data for the entire economy of Brazil, including exports and imports for each municipality and product, and occupation data for every municipality, industry, and occupation. https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/dataviva-new/overview/ Make data matter: voxel-printing for the digital fabrication of data across scales and domains was active from May 2018 to May 2020 https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/making-data-matter/overview/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [MIT Media Lab](https://www.media.mit.edu/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mit-media-lab/people/) working at MIT Media Lab and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mit-media-lab/jobs/) currently available. They also have a dedicated [career center](https://www.media.mit.edu/about/job-opportunities/) **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** MIT Media Lab is classified as a [[Research Institution]] and has headquarters located in Cambridge, MA, United States. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=MIT+Media+Lab+Cambridge,+MA,+United+States&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.media.mit.edu/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/medialab *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/mitmedialab/ *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/mit-media-lab/ *Contact E-mail* [email protected] MIT Media Lab --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative