Associated Press at The Boston Globe
"Scientists believe the 'God particle' that might explain the underpinnings of the universe is real, and they are about to present their evidence to the world."
In the Media
Financial Times
"In May, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched edX, an online education platform that carries course material such as video lesson segments and embedded quizzes, which receive immediate feedback. One aim is 'to research how students learn and how technologies can support effective teaching both on campus and online.'"
BBC News
"Researchers have moved a step closer to creating a synthetic liver, after a US team created a template for blood vessels to grow into, using sugar."
Bloomberg Businessweek
"Matt Miller explores robot technology, innovation and software at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." (VIDEO)
Reuters
"PhD students from MIT's Media Lab have invented a way for simple objects to interact with your computer, tablet and mobile device. This new technology not only takes 'gamification' to an entirely new level but also assists people suffering from muscular and neurological diseases through their daily routines." (VIDEO)
The Wall Street Journal
"The idea that I have to monitor my Twitter account, email, Facebook, cellphone and land line in order to keep in touch—and to keep straight how other people prefer to talk—is too much." -MIT's Sherry Turkle
The New York Times
"Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, a professor of physics and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, walks with a very large carbon footprint, and in her case it’s a good thing."
The Guardian
"The MIT Media Lab provided a star turn in Aspen on Sunday morning, as researchers revealed some of the ideas and devices that could soon become part of everyday life."
CNN (Transcript)
"The truth be told, we're not making a list. We're keeping one. A list of amazing people whose passion and work influence our future. They are agents of change, innovators. And in this special episode, we introduce you to ten you really should know."
The New York Times
"'The kind of job where you come in and work 9 to 5, and where someone tells you what to do all day is becoming scarcer and scarcer,' said Erik Brynjolfsson, an economics professor at M.I.T. and co-author of Race Against the Machine, a book about how automation is changing the job market."
Scientific American
"If the LHC discovers the Higgs boson or other theoretical particles, their existence could help explain inflation, one of the universe's great mysteries."
The Economist
"Researchers are trying to harness glucose—the body’s own fuel—to power implantable gadgets such as pacemakers."
The Boston Globe
"Congratulations to the tens of millions of uninsured Americans, the tens of millions more who face the risk of becoming uninsured, and the hundreds of millions who will ultimately benefit from a less expensive and higher quality health care system." -MIT's Jonathan Gruber
The Huffington Post
"Rotating leadership may be part of the secret sauce that allows organizations like Apple to release breakthrough products and achieve a competitive advantage." -MIT's Jason Davis
Bloomberg
"As he challenges Barack Obama for the presidency, Mitt Romney may be inclined to leave the issue of income inequality to his opponent. That would be a mistake."