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MIT neuroscientists have found that the adult brain has millions of “silent synapses” — immature neuronal connections that remain inactive until needed to help form new memories. Their presence may explain how the brain is able to absorb new information.
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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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A breakthrough on “loss and damage,” but also disappointment, at UN climate conference
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
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3 Questions: Why cybersecurity is on the agenda for corporate boards of directors
In the fight against cybercrime, boards need to deepen their cybersecurity competencies, explains Keri Pearlson, executive director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan.
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Spreading joy with Wide Tim
MIT senior Tianyuan (Margaret) Zheng uses art as a bonding enzyme to join STEM, culture, and community.
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“Wakanda Forever” and the importance of #BlackGirlGenius // Washington Post
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah emphasizes the importance of representation in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which features Riri Williams (Ironheart) as a Black female engineer at MIT. Attiah notes that she is “grateful that ‘Black Panther 2’ exists to show us what #BlackGirlGenius looks like.”
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| Whether crocheting a dress, baking a cake, dancing, or tinkering on a project, Emily Satterfield ’22 fills her days with activities that channel her seemingly endless creativity. “Being creative has always been a huge part of who I am. I get a new hobby every week. I just love anything that involves making things,” says Satterfield (at left with Sabrina Hare ’22), who graduated from MIT last spring with a degree in mechanical engineering and now works as a structures engineer for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft team. In early October, as the crewed Dragon took off from Cape Canaveral, technologies that Satterfield worked on were on board. “It was really cool to see something that I helped work on have an impact. Knowing that there are people inside the spacecraft really put things into perspective,” she says.
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