The Public Interest Tech Lab at Harvard provides Harvard students and faculty with access to technological infrastructures, gadgets, algorithms, know-how and key resources to better understand how technology can either worsen or address society’s greatest challenges. At the Lab, we cultivate a practical, hands-on understanding of today’s technologies that deepens understanding and uncovers hidden insights. We’re creating an environment that enables students and faculty to work toward a society where technologists expect and demand technologies be created and used responsibly, shine a light on where technology can better deliver services, and question the appropriate use and design of certain technologies should be created at all.

The Tech Lab is a technology sandbox: here, you can explore and experience technology in a way that deepens your understanding of possible futures.