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Should Teachers Be Selling Lesson Plans?

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Esther Wojcicki

While it is an interesting alternative for teachers to have the option of selling their lesson plans, realistically the culture of teachers nationwide is one of sharing, not selling.

Obama at MIT: The Nation that Leads in Clean Energy Will Lead Global Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Obama made an important point, saying that while innovation and discovery have always been part of the American DNA, there is no guarantee that we will lead the world in clean energy.

Sloan Rap Video: MIT MBA Students Record "Welcome To Life At Motherf****** Sloan" Song

Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Four MIT business school students released this YouTube video today, introducing the e-world to life at mother******* Sloan. In this spoof of The ...

Five Things Obama Should Say in Friday's MIT Climate Change Speech

Jessy Tolkan | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green


Jessy Tolkan

This is a critical time for President Obama to weigh in on climate change, as the coming months will have a lasting impact on our policy, security and quality of life going forward.

SuperFreakonomics Authors Forced To Answer Critics

Posted 10.19.2009 | Books


Since we posted the video and teaser for SuperFreakonomics, the follow up to the bestseller Freakonomics, there's been an outcry from scientists over ...

Artist As Citizen: Judge Our Climate Contest

Richard Reiss | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green


Richard Reiss

Over the summer, we set a couple of dozen creative students the task of describing the risk from climate change, as framed in the most recent IPCC and MIT reports.

MIT Experiment: Predicting Sexuality Based On Facebook Friends

The Boston Globe | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology


Using data from the social network Facebook, they made a striking discovery: just by looking at a person's online friends, they could predict whether ...

Cancer Breakthrough! Drug Compound Identified That Kills Cancer Stem Cells

Bloomberg.com | Posted 09.14.2009 | Home


A drug that can selectively target and kill the stem cells that drive the growth of tumors has been identified for the first time by scientists who s...

The Daily Show Lampoons Harvard's MBA Ethics Oath (VIDEO)

Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Last night, The Daily Show poked fun at a recent push at Harvard to establish a sort of hippocratic oath for MBA students. Harvard's business ethics p...

How to Get Your Own Barack Obama Identity Documents

Keith Thomson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Keith Thomson

You want your own Kenyan Barack Obama birth certificate? All you need is about $200 and an internet connection or telephone to place the order.

Climate Expert: GOP Distorted My Findings On Cap-And-Trade Cost

The Grist | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


he experts at the MIT Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change have long been advocates of cap-and-trade as an appropriate policy instru...

MIT Developing Concrete That Lasts for 16,000 Years

inhabitat.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


The use of this new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structur...

MIT Cuts 8 Sports Teams In Order To Save Money

New York Times | Cate Doty | Posted 05.26.2009 | Home


High school students with dreams of competing in alpine skiing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, beware: when this academic year ends, the...

Cap and Tirade: Bachmann Repeats Falsehood

The Uptake | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green


The Uptake

For us to know if Rep. Bachmann is "willfully lying" vs "unwittingly misrepresenting" we would have to know if she knew the author of the MIT report had spoken out on the subject.

Flight Check: What Are the Chances I'll Die on My Next Plane Trip?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

In the US, you could fly every day for the next 164,000 years on average before you would perish in a crash.

MIT Doubles Warming Warning: Or, Why George Will Should Read Washingtonpost.com

A. Siegel | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

We have serious confirmation of how bad our situation can get. And, it was well reported by a part of the Washington Post. A part, we can suspect, that George F. Will and the opinion page editors don't bother to read.

Why Does Abiotic Oil Theory Ignite Peak Oil Theorists' Fulminations??

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

Clearly something is afoot in the attempt to quash any and all discussion of the "Abiotic Oil Theory."

Exclusive Interview: An M.I.T. And A Yale Professors' Cure For The Electoral College

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I had the chance recently to interview two professors in the field of statistics (from Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology),...

Solar-Powered Home, No Panels Needed

Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 07.19.2008 | Green


A "solar concentrator" might sound like something an evil genius comes up with to destroy the Big City in a comic book, but it's actually a way to mak...

Never-Ending Alimony in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Benedict

Divorce in Massachusetts means never have to say goodbye to your ex. Decades after your divorce, you can be dragged to court, or you can do the dragging yourself.

The Fallacy of Supply and Demand

Dan Ariely | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Dan Ariely

If I asked you for the last two digits of your social security number, then asked you whether you would pay this number in dollars for a particular bottle of wine, would the mere suggestion of that number influence how much you would be willing to spend on wine?

Is Bernanke Behind The Curve?

New York Times | ROGER LOWENSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Ben Bernanke's first exposure to monetary policy was reading the works of Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate. That was 30 years ago, when Bernanke wa...

MIT Math Whiz Designs Sneaks Lined With Code

Wired | Jenna Wortham | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Freak for sneaks? And math? This pair of tricked-out kicks might tickle your fancy. John Maeda, renowned mathematician, graphic designer and professo...

MIT Students Turn John Harvard Statue Into Halo's Master Chief

CNet News | Caroline McCarthy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


It goes without saying that in addition to a stellar reputation for academic innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is renowned for its gee...