The New York Times
"Ernest J. Moniz, the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Energy Initiative, is the president’s choice to take over for Steven Chu at the Energy Department."
In the Media
Science
"The more Miyagawa studied the distinction between lexical structure and expression structure, 'the more I started to think, "Gee, these two systems are really fundamentally different," ' he says. 'They almost seem like two different systems that just happen to be put together,' perhaps through evolution."
The New York Times
“Once we amplify these small motions, there’s like a whole new world you can look at,” he said.
Financial Times
"To slash America’s R&D capability in the name of fiscal responsibility would be akin to seeking greater efficiency for an aircraft by jettisoning the engines." - An op/ed co-authored by MIT President L. Rafael Reif and former Intel chief executive and chairman Craig Barrett
Wired
"The Tongueduino is the brainchild of MIT Media Lab’s Gershon Dublon."
Boston Herald
"A new MIT report urges a fresh commitment to manufacturing in the U.S. to spur innovation and growth and stem the flow of jobs to other countries."
Inside Higher Ed
"President Obama’s call for a renewed emphasis on 'affordability and value' in assessing colleges and universities pairs those two terms in a way that simultaneously highlights their difference and the degree to which they have become interchangeable in much of the current discourse about higher education."
The Washington Post
"Two major providers of free online higher education are expanding the ranks of universities that contribute courses to their Web sites, adding many schools from outside the United States."
The Atlantic
"The angst and ire of teenagers is finding new, sometimes dangerous expression online—precipitating threats, fights, and a scourge of harrassment that parents and schools feel powerless to stop."
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"How can a nonprofit organization that gives away courses bring in enough revenue to at least cover its costs?"
BBC News
"As part of its project on the cities of the future, the BBC asked a series of experts to explain their vision of where they would like to live in the future."
The New York Times
"But if our goal is to get Americans to drive less and use more fuel-efficient vehicles, and to reduce air pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases, gas prices need to be even higher."
UPI.com
"The planet Mercury may have had a large, rolling ocean of magma very early in its history after its formation about 4.5 billion years ago, U.S. astronomers say."
MarketWatch
"The numbers are not clear, but the topic of baby boomer downsizing from larger home to smaller housing options features prominently in the real estate business news."
The Guardian
"The Silicon Valley aristocrats Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and Yuri Milner have jointly established the most lucrative annual prize in the history of science to reward research into curing diseases and extending human life."