“On Wednesday, Jonas was announced as the artist who will officially represent the United States in its national pavilion at the Venice Biennale,” writes Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe on Professor Joan Jonas’ selection for the prestigious art exhibition, which is widely regarded as the world’s most important exhibition of contemporary art.
The Economist reports on how MIT researchers have designed a new plan for floating nuclear reactors that would be moored offshore. Moving nuclear reactors offshore would have both economic and safety benefits, The Economist explains.
Popular Science reporter Emily Gertz highlights the “SuperShoes” developed by Dhairya Dand. The shoe’s insoles include small motors that tickle the wearer’s toes to indicate which direction to walk.
“A team of scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, eBay Research Labs, and DigitalGlobe—led by MIT doctoral candidate Aditya Khosla—wrote an algorithm that’s intended to predict just how popular a photo you post will be,” writes TIME’s Bijan Stephen of a new algorithm that predicts the popularity of photographs.
Huffington Post reporter Bianca Bosker writes about a new algorithm developed by MIT graduate student Aditya Khosla that can predict how popular a photograph will be.
“A team of scientists, designers, artists, and architects at MIT are on a mission to visualize everyday living experiences from coffee shops to bike crashes in cities across the nation, one map at a time,” writes Lara Salahi for Boston.com of the Social Computing Group’s You Are Here project.
Senior lecturer John Carrier writes for The Huffington Post how he has applied methods used to improve productivity in factories to more efficiently use his kitchen at home. Carrier outlines small changes that allowed his family to maximize use of space and time in their kitchen.
“Scientists have developed a new microscopic barcode that can be embedded into currency, credit cards, and industrial packaging,” writes Wired reporter Helen Shen of a new development from MIT researchers that allows nanoparticles to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit goods.
MIT senior Kirin Sinha talks with FOX 25 about the SHINE for Girls program, which uses dance to get young girls excited about math and science. Sinha, who founded the program, says SHINE provides a content-based curriculum that teaches self-confidence along with math skills.
In an article for Scientific American, Josh Fischman writes about new research from MIT Professor David Page that shows that the Y chromosome is not vanishing. Page and his colleagues argue that the Y chromosome has been stable for the past 25 million years and plays a crucial role in the survival of humans.
A Slate video by Paca Thomas features new MIT research that shows particles from coughs and sneezes travel much farther than previously thought.
Professor Jim Walsh speaks with Jeremy Hobson of NPR’s Here & Now about concerns that North Korea may be planning to conduct another nuclear test during President Obama’s visit to Japan. Walsh also speaks about current international issues on a larger scale, touching on both Syria and Ukraine.
Hailey Lee reports on how Boston area college students are remembering the Boston Marathon bombings last year, highlighting the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier, as well as the rally held in support of the MIT strong marathon team in a USA Today article.
Professor Jeffrey Grossman writes for The Chronicle of Higher Education about the productivity lost by organizations when holding large numbers of group meetings. Grossman discusses how by polling his whole research team they were able to construct a more productive and engaging format for their meetings.
Financial Times reporter Matthew Kalman writes about how Sloan School of Management MBA student Nael Haddad led a week-long study tour that brought MIT students to Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Ramallah as part of an effort to see if businesses can promote coexistence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.