High probability of success
MIT alumnus and entrepreneur Ben Vigoda took his probability-processing technology to market with help from the Institute.
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DiFava, Reif, and a Massachusetts police lieutenant thank MIT for support
In letters published in today’s Tech, MIT’s police chief and president thank the community for its support over the past week.
At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievements
Earth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.
Fostering an innovation ecosystem
MIT President L. Rafael Reif and others discuss ways to support Kendall Square’s burgeoning innovation culture.
Connect and collaborate using WebEx solutions
MIT's WebEx conferencing service has a new URL and audio-only access number for faculty, staff and students.
Nate Silver presents forecasting work as antidote to ‘terrible’ political pundits
In MIT talk, celebrated election forecaster offers critique of media, advice to students and hints about his future projects.
OEIT's role in fostering open education: an interview with Vijay Kumar
The director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology discusses OEIT's role.
Understanding gambling addiction
For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.
Tech Reunions giving tops $250 million
Reunion classes deliver record-breaking gifts — and enjoy 156 events during Tech Reunions 2012.
Tech Reunions draw thousands of alumni to campus
Alumni, many in red jackets, will attend some 140 events from June 7-10 to celebrate and renew their MIT connections.
Clean energy could lead to scarce materials
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.
When (and where) work disappears
Study: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.
How research goes viral
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.
Boyden named inaugural recipient of IET’s Harvey Engineering Research Prize
Honored for his pioneering research contributions to the field of optogenetics, in which neurons are genetically modified to respond to light.