[ad_1] Reshmaan Hussam ’09, PhD ’15 once dreamed of becoming a “psychohistorian” like the lead character in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels, combining sociology, history and statistics to save the world.Read More
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The practice of moving energy
[ad_1] Rod Bayliss III ’20, one of the things MEng ’21 most clearly remembers from his childhood is his father’s 1964 Ford Mustang. “I was fascinated by that car,” saysRead More
Musical postcard for MIT graduates
[ad_1] On February 11, I got a call from Gayle Gallagher, MIT’s executive director of Institute events and protocol. President Reif had just announced that MIT would be launching onlineRead More
The Changing Climate Has Given People Many Opportunities to Leave Africa
[ad_1] Researchers have some theories. If early humans had moved from Africa much earlier, they would have faced fierce competition from other early human species; the north was a NeanderthalRead More
This Hungry Spider’s Prey Trick Looks Like Bird Poop
[ad_1] It almost sounds like a game procession: You look like bird poop and smell like it. For the aptly named bird dung crab spiders that live in the tropicalRead More
A Thumbs Down For Streaming Privacy
[ad_1] This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection past columns. There’s a phrase about the personal information collection practices of free digital services thatRead More
The Climate Crisis Is Worse For Women. Here’s Why.
[ad_1] Tell us more about the link between climate change and patriarchy. The cause of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions. But the question to me is why do weRead More
Forests Used as Carbon Offset Exacerbate in Forest Fires
[ad_1] Wildfires in the Americas are burning large, specially protected forests that are part of carbon offset projects aimed at offsetting the pollution of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphereRead More
Videos showing prisoner abuses allegedly exposed by hackers in Iran
[ad_1] Iran’s alleged harassment of prisoners caught in videos exposed by hackers is real, according to the head of the organization. IranianPrison system, Mohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi. In Tehran, guards beatRead More