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The Wall Street Journal

"Take the question of whether tighter, stricter management practices boost productivity and corporate performance. On Friday, several well-known academic economists and the U.S. Census Bureau will unveil the first-ever, large-scale study of American manufacturing practices at the American Economic Association confab in San Diego."
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Science Friday

"It has a negative temperature, but actually negative temperatures are in some sense hotter than positive temperatures."
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The Boston Globe

"Universities, hospitals, and defense contractors are delaying hiring and expansion — and in some cases laying off workers — because Congress postponed spending decisions in the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, leaving the future uncertain for these critical sectors of the Massachusetts economy."
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WGBH

"Rental car giant Avis is acquiring Cambridge-based ZipCar for $491 million. What will this mean for ZipCar and its devotees?"
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The Huffington Post

"American scientist Robert S. Langer was honored for innovations that 'have had a profound impact on medicine,' a foundation statement said."
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San Jose Mercury News

"Come summer, media guru Ethan Zuckerman, director of MIT's Center for Civic Media, has a new book about why technology falls short when it comes to bringing people around the world together."
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The Huffington Post

"There are many great universities in the world, and college rankings offer differing conclusions as to which is best."
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Forbes

"Some other cities have their share of colleges and universities but Kendall Square’s success at attracting billions in capital suggests that those cities would have to do some serious soul searching for their institutions of higher learning to get into this game."
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NPR

"America, if you're scared by all the talk you've been hearing about the fiscal cliff, take heart: There are reasons for people across the political spectrum to love the cliff."
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Popular Science

"The spiky space balls are nicknamed 'hedgehogs,' though they'll act more like acrobats, leaping and tumbling across the surface of moons and asteroids."
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WSJ's MarketWatch

"Adult children are increasingly providing advice and counsel to their aging parents about a wide variety of financial and nonfinancial issues."
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The New York Times

"Resolutions to change behavior are common at this time of year, but they usually involve exercising more or smoking less. Now, some companies are adopting policies aimed at weaning employees from their electronic devices."
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Forbes

"With fellow MIT Phd candidate Mark Massie, 26, Dewan is working to develop a new nuclear reactor design."
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AP at CBS

"North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose, though water streaming out of a test tunnel may cause problems, analysis of recent satellite photos indicates."
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Bloomberg Businessweek

"The National Football League should rank teams more the way rugby does, argues a New Zealander who’s an economist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
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