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."
In the Media
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."
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."
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."