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Astronomy and Space
Search for axions from nearby star Betelgeuse comes up empty
January 20, 2021The elusive axion particle is many times lighter than an electron, with properties that barely make...
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Other
What must the US do to sustain its democracy?
January 19, 2021Recent months have been tumultuous for U.S. democracy, in ways that are both novel and yet...
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Three MIT faculty elected 2020 ACM Fellows
January 19, 2021Three MIT computer science faculty members have been elected as fellows of the Association for Computing...
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Improving MIT life and learning during a pandemic
January 19, 2021The MIT Undergraduate Associate (UA) kicked off 2021 with COVID HACK, a virtual three-day idea generation...
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Other
In Brazil, a look at why health care declines around elections
January 19, 2021In October 2016, shortly after Brazil’s mayoral elections, significant numbers of public servants were dismissed from...
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Earth
“Futurizing” undergraduate teaching
January 19, 2021When it comes to education, Michael Short is not beholden to tradition. And he’s no fan...
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Earth
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
January 19, 2021It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport...
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Biology
Understanding antibodies to avoid pandemics
January 18, 2021Last month, the world welcomed the rollout of vaccines that may finally curb the Covid-19 pandemic....
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