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September 22, 2026 · 30 min

Established after World War II, the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences is an integral part of the MIT experience. Three faculty reflect on the school's ongoing impact. Show notes and transcript: https://news.mit.e…
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 2: Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan

May 8, 2023 · 33 min

In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with associate professor of political science and faculty co-director of MIT-Africa, Mai Hassan. Her work looks at bureaucracy, public administration, and the state in Africa, and…
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 1: How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata

April 19, 2023 · 22 min

In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and…
Audio Article: Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

March 27, 2023 · 6 min

MIT researchers have made an open-source version of the “City Scanner” mobile pollution detector that lets people check air quality anywhere, cheaply. Pictured are some examples of the latest version of the device, called Flatburn, as well…
Audio Article: Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

March 23, 2023 · 7 min

In a new study, MIT researchers have developed strategies for beneficial electric vehicle charging to reduce peak electricity demand and store solar energy. Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2023/minimizing-electri…

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Audio Article: How to push, wiggle, or drill an object through granular material

January 30, 2023 · 7 min

Predicting what it takes to push through sand, gravel, or other soft media can help engineers drive a rover over Martian soil, anchor a ship in rough seas, and walk a robot through sand and mud. But modeling the forces involved in such…
Audio Article: A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment

August 19, 2022 · 9 min

By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations. Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2022/wind-farm-optimization-energy-flow-0811
Audio Article: Startup lets doctors classify skin conditions with the snap of a picture

July 11, 2022 · 7 min

Piction Health, a startup founded by Susan Conover SM '15, lets doctors classify skin conditions with the snap of a picture. Their app uses machine learning to help physicians identify and manage skin diseases. Read the article on MIT…
Audio Article: Keeping web-browsing data safe from hackers

June 22, 2022 · 8 min

Studying a powerful type of cyberattack, researchers identified a flaw in how it’s been analyzed before, then developed new techniques that stop it in its tracks. Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2022/side-channel…
Audio Article: The sound of a sunset

February 9, 2022 · 7 min

What does a sunset sound like? With the Sonification Toolkit, almost anything can be transformed into sound that is aesthetically satisfying and analytically illuminating. The newly released prototype, a work in progress with cutting-edge…
What does a sunrise and sunset sound like?

February 8, 2022 · 1 min

Using a new sonification toolkit, designed but MIT's Digital Humanities Lab, senior Moises Trejo was able to turn a sunrise and a sunset into sound. What the toolkit does is convert the annual times of sunrises and sunsets in a particular…
Audio Article: Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva

February 4, 2022 · 6 min

MIT neuroscientists have identified a specific signal that young children and even babies can use to determine whether two people have a strong relationship and a mutual obligation to help each other: whether those two people kiss, share…

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