The Tuskegee Airmen | | | At the outset of World War II, MIT contributed to the training of African-American military pilots popularly known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Among the MIT alumni who served were Wallace Patillo Reed ’42, Victor L. Ransom ’48, Yenwith Whitney ’49, Louis M. Young ’50, and Charles E. Anderson PhD ’60. Full story via MIT Black History → |
Drawing daily doodles: Chalk of the Day brightens MIT An MIT student group draws beautiful daily works of art on the chalk wall in Building 32. Full story via MIT News → | |
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Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet Design combines a common diaper material with RFID technology. Full story via MIT News → | |
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New theories at the intersection of algebra and geometry Professor Chenyang Xu applies the techniques of abstract algebra to study concrete but complex geometric objects. Full story via MIT News → | |
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Half of U.S. deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions |
| A new study tracks pollution from state to state in the 48 contiguous United States. Full story via MIT News → | |
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John Dozier named Institute Community and Equity Officer |
| Experienced higher-education leader will develop and implement diversity and inclusion strategies for the Institute. Full story via MIT News → | |
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Using math to perfectly fold a notebook page into a bookmark // Popular Mechanics |
| Postdoc Chenguang Zhang crunched the numbers to determine the ideal way to fold a notebook page in order to “bookmark” it. Full story via Popular Mechanics → |
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Is the polyglot brain different? // PRI’s The World |
| Assistant Professor Evelina Fedorenko’s lab is investigating how the polyglot brain works, in particular why some people can become proficient at multiple languages. Full story via PRI's The World → |
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The butterfly effect is not what you think it is // The Washington Post |
| When the late Professor Edward Lorenz “first invoked a butterfly’s wings, it wasn’t to say that we can’t predict the weather in New York because we can’t account for all the butterflies in China. On the contrary, Lorenz was actually saying that even if we could account for every skipper and swallowtail along the Yellow Sea, it wouldn’t do much to improve weather forecasts.” Full story via The Washington Post → |
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This MIT study will make you always wash your hands at the airport // CNBC |
| Increased handwashing at airports could significantly curb the spread of infectious diseases, according to a study by MIT researchers. Full story via CNBC → |
| MIT Sloan Management Review recently launched its new Three Big Points podcast. Hosted by editor-in-chief Paul Michelman, the series highlights business ideas from academics, researchers, and executives who are breaking new ground in a tech-fueled world. The podcast’s latest episode shines a light on gender equity in the workplace and asks how artificial intelligence can be employed to help move the needle in this area. Featured guest Katica Roy, founder and CEO of Pipeline Equity, argues the workplace was not designed to value women — and that society will continue to face problems with supporting women at work unless companies and organizations change the ways in which they make decisions and evaluate talent. Listen to the podcast → |
| | | I felt like I could get a computer to do anything I wanted. | —Latanya Sweeney SM ’97, PhD ’01, a Harvard University professor and the first black woman to earn a PhD in computer science at MIT, on what it was like when she first discovered how to write computer programs Full story via Harvard → | |