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Danai Gurira (left) as Okoye and Letitia Wright as Shuri in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” in a scene shot at MIT.
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During a special screening of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” students and staff expressed pride at seeing MIT portrayed in a film that celebrates racial and gender diversity in science and technology. In particular, one of the film’s characters, Riri Williams (also known as Ironheart), is depicted as a student at the Institute.
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Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
These immature connections may explain how the adult brain is able to form new memories and absorb new information.
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MIT researchers use quantum computing to observe entanglement
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics lead work on testing quantum gravity on a quantum processor.
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Looking beyond “technology for technology’s sake”
Whether building robots or helping to lead the National Society of Black Engineers, senior Austen Roberson is thinking about the social implications of his field.
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New CRISPR-based tool inserts large DNA sequences at desired sites in cells
Known as PASTE, the technique holds potential for treating a variety of diseases caused by faulty genes.
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A mysteriously bright flash is a black hole jet pointing straight toward Earth, astronomers say
The observations could illuminate how supermassive black holes feed and grow.
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This is how an Alzheimer’s gene ravages the brain // Nature
A new study by MIT scientists explores the role of the gene variant APOE4 in Alzheimer’s and finds that the gene is linked with faulty cholesterol processing in the brain, impacting the insulation around nerve cells and potentially causing memory and learning deficits. “The work suggests that drugs that restore the brain’s cholesterol processing could treat the disease.”
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How to make Covid the last pandemic // Vox
A report by Associate Professor Kevin Esvelt provides a roadmap for how to prepare for the next pandemic. In it, Esvelt emphasizes that: “We’re not helpless, whether against nature or malign actions by human beings. We do have to invest in actually being prepared, but if we’re prepared, we could weather even a worst-case scenario: a deliberate release of a human-made virus engineered to be both extra deadly and extra contagious.”
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Building robots that can build themselves // TechCrunch
Researchers from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms are developing robots that can self-assemble and could even build large structures. “At the system’s center are voxels (a term borrowed from computer graphics), which carry power and data that can be shared between pieces. The pieces form the foundation of the robot, grabbing and attaching additional voxels before moving across the grid for further assembly.”
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Opinion: Xi broke the social contract that helped China prosper // The New York Times
Professor Yasheng Huang examines the roots of the protests underway in China. “Covid protests are occurring at the height of China’s autocratic moment,” writes Huang. “While there are calls for free speech and elections, the rallying cry since Sunday has been against a jarring oppression: the incarceration of hundreds of millions of people in their homes and in field hospitals.”
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| As a biomedical engineer and professional dancer, Research Affiliate Shriya Srinivasan PhD ’20 is dedicated to investigating the body’s movements and sensations. Whether in the lab or on stage, “I’m thinking about how we create a sense of feeling,” she says.
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Number of individuals, or Scratchers, in the Scratch coding community for children developed at the MIT Media Lab
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A new episode of the Slice of MIT Podcast highlights Ravi Patil ’93, SM ’95 and his own new podcast, Institrve: True Stories About MIT. “When you think of MIT, you immediately think of science and technology. I want to dive into the human stories behind those humans who are driving those innovations,” says Patil of Institrve (pronounced “insti-true”). In addition to introducing his new project, Patil speaks with Curtis Blaine ’67, the educational counselor who interviewed Patil when he first applied to MIT. “I’ve taken up the challenge of appealing to human emotions through storytelling and hopefully inspiring the audience in some way,” Patil says.
Listen to the episode→ |
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