Boston.com
"Pigeons get a bad rap - think “rats with wings’’ - but they are actually finely honed flying machines, capable of zooming around obstacles and finding their way through virgin territory with amazing ease."
In the Media
Boston.com
"Kendall Morse, a 77-year-old folk singer with a penchant for storytelling, has one tale that he would especially like to tell: the way he got his voice back."
WBUR
"It’s really unique and different, it’s really hands on and it’s a great way for girls to learn more about engineering and science."
NPR
"But the thing that's interesting is that it has a DNA sequence."
The New York Times
"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that people with dyslexia have more trouble recognizing voices than those without dyslexia."
Slate
"Because we're so profoundly social, these robots can help us help ourselves to achieve these goals along other dimensions, whether they're health goals or behavior change goals." -Cynthia Breazeal
Scientific American
"At speaking engagements, scientists and the general public alike ask questions about Martian invasions and flying saucers, unable to believe that astrobiology is a serious subject, based on hard science." -Jordan Calmes, student at the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing
The Boston Globe
"Most people think of dyslexia as a reading problem – a learning disability that causes letters to get jumbled up."
Forbes
"Researchers at MIT have developed a unique prototype for a robot to improve the safety of nuclear power plants."
Marketplace- American Public Media
"No, it's not a terrorist scheme or the plotline of some second-rate summer blockbuster. But tiny robots may soon arrive at a nuclear plant near you, and these bots might just save us from a horrible disaster."
New Scientist
"Would we curb our wasteful activities if only we knew the error of our ways? Technophiles from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think so..."
Los Angeles Times
"Solar panels come in many forms: Crystalline silicon, thin film, even sprays and transparent plastic. Time to add paper to the list."
New Scientist
"Now 3D-printing software called Minecraft.Print() is letting the game's fans bring their creations into the real world - albeit on a much smaller scale."
Wired
"Young children play like scientists work, according to a new research project at MIT and Stanford University."
Bloomberg
"Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created ultrathin paper cells that gather enough juice to power an LCD clock and can be glued to a briefcase, stapled to a hat or folded into a pocket."