[2] At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he researched nanotechnology, Wissner-Gross triple-majored in physics, electrical engineering and mathematics.
[4] In 2007,[4] Wissner-Gross founded the technology company CO2Stats, which measures the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by using a website.
[5] CO2Stats is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and received funding from the seed venture capital firm Y Combinator.
[4] Wissner-Gross co-authored a paper with mathematician Cameron Freer describing a "biophysical model for explaining sophisticated intelligent behavior in human and nonhuman animals", published in the journal Physical Review Letters,[7] which he expected would be useful for artificial intelligence.
Researcher Gary Marcus wrote an article in The New Yorker criticizing the paper, saying they were "essentially promising a television set that walks your dog".