In the Media

"Ever since machines came on the scene, humans worried they would steal their jobs. They did. But humans adapted."

"Bacteria swap genetic information as readily as people can share digital data — there are no cultural, political or systemic boundaries, according to a new study."

"Businesses are getting hip to blogging and colleges in particular are starting to realize the benefits."

"How much money will I need for health costs? What are the best ways to budget? How can I shield myself and my family against the steep price of long-term care?"

"Watson today will be competing against teams of MIT and Harvard students in a 'Jeopardy' game."

"If you struggle to carve a jack-o'-lantern, you might prefer this high-tech alternative."

"Susan Hockfield President of MIT said, 'Our economy will thrive only when we make what we invent.' She's right."

"In 2011 the volume of available data is predicted to continue along its exponential growth curve to 1.8 zettabytes. (A zettabyte is a trillion gigabytes; that’s a 1 with 21 zeros trailing behind it.)"

"The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SIST) recently announced that it’s first president will be MIT professor Edward Crawley."

"Late at night, while you’re asleep, guys with no PhDs sit around trying to figure out the mysteries of the universe."

"Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed radar technology to see through thick concrete or brick walls - which could give soldiers in urban warfare the equivalent of X-ray vision."

"I'd been in contact with MIT Professor Dava Newman and Postdoctoral Associate Ryan Kobrick, who'd told me that astronaut Nicholas Patrick would be giving a presentation at MIT's Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering department sometime in the next week..."

"Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson’s new book Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution Is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy is getting a ton of press."

"We think planets were built of things like Lutetia...We're getting a chance to see one of the building blocks of the solar system up close." -MIT's Ben Weiss

"In his narrow, crowded office at MIT, Martin Marks plays the piano. Just over his shoulder, the screen of his Mac is showing 'Faust,’ a classic German film made in 1926 by F.W. Murnau."