Turing Award + automation and jobs + space policy

A new project will develop materials-characterization tools and technologies to assign unique identifiers to individual pearls.

Work of the Future Initiative co-directors Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong describe their vision of “positive-sum automation.”

Mariel Borowitz ’06 collaborates with policymakers on space security, open access to Earth satellite data, and space situational awareness.

Postdoc Matt McDonald discusses his efforts to prepare for the 2023 Boston Marathon. McDonald, who at last year’s marathon finished fourth in the American pack and first among New Englanders, says “the crowds are unbelievable. And knowing that you’ve done it at that point, makes it just incredibly emotional.”