In the Media

"As the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy continues to disrupt the families who are struggling to recover, several colleges and universities have announced that they will extend their deadline for early admission applications."

"The Chinese government has dialled up its rhetoric on Japan’s control of a disputed chain of islands in a move likely to further inflame a dangerous standoff between Beijing and Tokyo."

"Ministry of Supply broke records to become the most successful fashion project to date on Kickstarter, but there are other Boston-based fashion businesses that have found success on the site, too."

"On display at the MIT List Visual Art Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, In the Holocene explores the work of artists traversing the 19th to 21st centuries, and makes a convincing case for art as an account of the world in and of itself."

"'It's a hybrid storm, which combines some features of tropical hurricanes with some features of winter storms, that operate on quite different mechanisms,' said Kerry Emanuel, a professor of Atmospheric Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology."

"An analysis of recent polling data by Professor Persily and Andrea Campbell, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, documents a partisan gulf of startling dimension that has opened since the court issued its decision in the health-care case in late June."

"Hey wait, isn’t that a planet-killing asteroid in your sights? It could well be, if MIT student Sung Wook Paek’s idea sees light of day: spraying such an asteroid with a giant cloud of paint to knock it from its life-threatening course."

"A swarm of umbrella-wielding folks coordinated an entire light show by watching a projection of an aerial video feed of the scene."

"The MIT Korean Students Association decided to film their own take on Psy's 'Gangnam Style' video with a Cambridge spin."

"The tax deduction for mortgage interest may not quite be the “third rail” of politics that Social Security is, but politicians on both sides have long been afraid to touch it."

"Whenever there’s an extreme weather event, from a hurricane to a record drought, the question always arises: Is it climate change?"

"With millions of Baby Boomer drivers reaching retirement age, it’s an urgent priority to do something about the fact that vision is one of the first things to deteriorate as we age."

"Now comes the arduous task of sorting through the debris and cleaning up. Some people will have to leave their homes while repairs are made and floodwaters recede. That's where SandyCrashPads could come in."

"Hate the way bandages hurt when you take them off? There’s a new 'quick release' medical tape that could take the pain out of keeping wounds covered."

"A framework that relies on college-level mathematics could describe what happens to particles in so-called space-time rips, gravity fluctuations such as those that occur during the birth of a black hole."