In the Media

"The central point is, are you doing it all on benefit cuts or are you doing part with increased revenue?" -MIT's Peter Diamond

"A third runway at Heathrow would lead to significantly more early deaths from pollution than a new airport built in the Thames Estuary, a study has warned."

"Smartphones are blamed for distracted driving and roadway tragedies, but could wireless technology also hold the key to safer highways?"

"Some of the MIT Media Lab’s most groundbreaking research has the potential to transform business as we know it."

"'The unique thing about the center is it allows you to think about wireless systems holistically,' said Dina Katabi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and co-director of the center."

"Vesta, the brightest asteroid in the solar system, apparently possessed a magnetic field in its infancy that shielded it from the ravages of energetic particles from the sun, researchers say."

"When does the quantum world give way to the physics of everyday life?"

"The IMF warns the danger of a new global slowdown – another recession – is 'alarmingly high.'"

"Three novelists who've gained literary respect as well as commercial success — Junot Diaz, (This is How You Lose Her), Louise Erdrich (The Round House) and Dave Eggers (A Hologram for the King) — are among the finalists for the National Book Award for fiction announced Wednesday."

"Chris Voigt opens a glass case and delicately lifts a chocolate brown seashell covered with a naturally occurring pattern of uniform white triangles. 'From a very simple set of genetic instructions, you get a very complex pattern, see?'"

"Chemists have created a pencil-shaped device which can draw tiny sensors onto a sheet of paper that detect harmful gases."

"A mathematical model for decay rates in leaves could help lead to better predictions for climate change, scientists report."

"This year, Time reports, a note was included challenging incoming MIT students to 'hack the tube' and submit results to the admissions department."

"A small hair-care company called Living Proof, based on science from MIT, has signed Jennifer Aniston as an investor and spokesperson in an attempt to make waves in the $10 billion hair-care industry."

"The Great Recession may lead many to doubt the notion that markets can do much social good. But not MIT professor Andrew Lo."