MSNBC
"Last month's fly-by of Earth by asteroid 2012 KT42 was the sixth-closest asteroid encounter on record. It whizzed by inside the orbital distance of Earth geosynchronous satellites."
In the Media
CNN
"As in previous years, MIT would announce its admissions decisions on 3/14, or 'Pi Day,' but this year they would also acknowledge adherents of tau by sending out their decisions at 6:28, or 'Tau Time.'"
BBC World Service
"Justin Rowlatt asks Anant Agarwal, who is the director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and runs one of the courses, why these two great universities have decided to give away their most valuable asset for free."
The Huffington Post
"'I hate this calorie is a calorie message,' (MIT's Stephanie) Seneff said in a telephone interview."
The New York Times
"While the decision keeps most of the law intact, what does it mean politically? And how will the characterization of the mandate as a tax play among supporters and opponents of the legislation?" -MIT's Andrea Louise Campbell
Bloomberg TV
"Bloomberg's Matt Miller takes a look inside the computer science and artificial intelligence lab at MIT, where research into changing interaction between robots and humans is expanding the capabilities and usefulness of robots in everyday life."
UPI
"U.S. researchers say they have discovered high concentrations of lead in the Indian Ocean despite leaded gasoline having been slowly phased out worldwide."
Wired
"Astronomers have developed a new method to probe the atmospheres of extrasolar planets, which should greatly expand the search for planets that have the right temperature and composition for life."
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"I like the MIT Media Lab Mood Meter project which is intended to map happiness on campus using facial recognition technology."
The Boston Globe
"Chris A. Kaiser, professor and former chairman of the Department of Biology at MIT, has been named the college’s new provost."
WBUR
"Guttag told me he believes computer scientists (including those at MIT) have a 'moral obligation' to undertake far more research in the areas of health and medicine, indeed, they should lead the way with work that has real-world applications."
Wired
"A UK mathematician has made a public appeal for people to phone a dedicated number so data can be gathered to hone a tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease by analysing voice patterns."
CNBC
"More so, the role that I play as dean is to provide the right kind of environment so our students, faculty and staff here at MIT can both innovate while they are here, as well as learn all of the skills and tools and attitudes that are required to be great innovators and entrepreneurs when they leave MIT." -MIT's Ian Waitz
The Boston Globe
"This week, when 150 artists, scientists, and engineers gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an international conference devoted to holograms, they will not be discussing history; they will be talking about the cutting edge of a technology that is once again stirring excitement."
The Boston Globe
"Mergers and acquisitions of life science companies that find their way into this space normally involve some combination of famous executives, billions of dollars, or the commercial fate of a medical miracle. This one is different."