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Rankings Split on Which School Is Better: MIT or Harvard University
Two separate university rankings that came out Tuesday have differing reports on where two Massachusetts universities fall on the list. In the coveted U.S. News & […]
MIT Researcher’s Invention Could Save 1.8 Million Newborn Lives
About 1.8 million newborn babies die the day they are born each year because they have trouble breathing, mostly in low and middle-income countries, according […]
The ‘Pavlov Poke’ Shocks People Who Spend Too Much Time on Facebook
Frustrated by the amount of time they were spending online, Robert R. Morris, a PhD candidate at the MIT Media Lab, studying behavioral intervention technologies, […]
A Charlie Card That You Wear On Your Finger
Two MIT students studying engineering and design want to make it easier—and more fashionable—for passengers using the MBTA to get into stations and onto buses. Through […]
MIT Creates Giant LEGO-like Blocks That Can Be Used to Make Airplane Parts
Sure, people can make life-sized replicas of Batman and Robin, or small versions of city skyscrapers using LEGOs. But scientists and researchers out of MIT […]
MIT Clears Itself of Wrongdoing in Report on the Aaron Swartz Case
MIT released its much anticipated internal review of the university’s actions in the prosecution of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who faced federal charges for downloading […]
Real Life Total Recall
MIT scientists went Total Recall on a mouse, and it worked. We admittedly never saw the movie’s remake with Colin Farrell, probably because the original […]
MIT Student Wants to Teach You How To Be Less Awkward in Public
Sitting through job interviews, finding things to talk about on first dates, and mingling with random folks at parties and large gatherings can all be […]
The Founder of the Bose Corporation Passed Away
Dr. Amar Bose, the man who “revolutionized” the way people listen to their music through headphones, and other acoustic designs, passed away at the age […]
MIT, Worcester PolyTech Students Will Program Terminator-Style Robots
Some of the most talented engineering teams from around the country, that took top honors in a competition sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research […]
Visualize Your Emails From the Last Three Years
The NSA knows what peoples’ social networks look like (allegedly), so there is no reason account holders shouldn’t know themselves. A new program created by […]
What Is Aaron’s Law and Why Does It Matter?
Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Sen. Ron Wyden introduced Aaron’s Law on Thursday, a bill that would reform the anti-hacking law used against internet activist Aaron […]
MIT Produces Synthetic Bone With 3-D Printing
What if next time you broke a bone, instead of going to the doctor for a cast, you just printed out a new one? It […]
MIT Study Looks for Way to Grow Livers
At this point, the actual procedure of transplanting a liver is relatively old news—it’s finding a donor that’s often the hardest part. New research from […]
Cutting Calories Is Good For Your Brain
This time of year, the most common argument for cutting calories likely has to do with your beach body. But a new study from MIT […]