In the Media

“Composer Tod Machover heads the Opera of the Future project at MIT's Media Lab, and that term nicely describes his ‘Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera,’ which was given its U.S. premiere by the American Repertory Theater in Boston last week.”

“In an interview with Yale Environment 360, (MIT professor Michael) Golay, an authority on nuclear power safety and innovation, said it’s still too early to tell just how bad the situation may get at the Fukushima complex.”

“Sherry Turkle, an MIT sociologist and author of ‘Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other,’’ said these trains put people physically together, in rows of seats that make it easier to converse and put down the cellphone.”

“So who exactly is Josef Oehmen and why did he write about the nuclear accidents in Japan?”

“Today MIT is releasing a new report on the status of women, finding ‘remarkable progress.’"

"MIT research scientists are planning to check whether we're all Martians, descended from organisms that were carried here aboard meteorites."

"Because things are so much better now, we can see an entirely new set of issues"

"Massachusetts Institute of Technology has made significant strides in hiring, promoting, and supporting women scientists and engineers over the 12 years"

“MIT’s School of Engineering is recognized as having the overall top engineering Ph.D. program in the US, as well as the best programs in several specializations.”

"Working with air traffic controllers in Boston, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that holding planes for an average of four minutes longer at the gate ... reduced taxi times by 20 percent and cut fuel consumption by up to 20 gallons per plane without increasing flight delays."

‘Ga-Ga’ for Daddy’s Data - “(MIT professor Deb) Roy wired his house with 11 cameras and 14 microphones to record most waking moments of his son's first years. The cognitive scientist and his team are analyzing tens of thousands of hours of footage to learn how his son acquired language in real life.”

“MIT economist Daron Acemoglu and colleagues demonstrated that the apparently strong link between income and measures of democracy around the world at any one point in time disappears when you look at changes in income and rights over time.”

“Rodrigo Arboleda, and MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte, ‘launched a campaign that aims to provide the children of Latin America – rich and poor alike- with laptop computers to help promote their education and development.’” - (Registration required to view full article)

“(MIT) Neuroengineer Ed Boyden is best known for his pioneering work on optogenetics, which allows brain cells to be controlled using light. A speaker at the TED2011 conference this week, his vision, he tells Rowan Hooper, is nothing less than to understand the brain, treat neural conditions and figure out the basis of human existence.”

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference bullets - For a brief recap of some of the MIT Sports Analytics Conference most noteworthy news, check out this summary with links to additional articles.