| The Impact of Masks | | | | | | Masks reduce spread of Covid-19. But how much? Economist Victor Chernozhukov and colleagues find that a national mask mandate for employees of public-facing businesses, enacted on April 1, would have reduced U.S. deaths by 40 percent on June 1. Full story via MIT News → |
| Blueprint for fall 2020 at MIT |
A town hall for undergraduate students and families outlines plans for the academic year — and the rationale behind key decisions. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| 3 Questions: La-Tarri Canty and Jason McKnight on dismantling racism |
Co-chairs of MIT’s Day of Dialogue committee shared their hopes for the live program, which featured keynote speakers as well as workshops on antiracism. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Why shaving dulls even the sharpest of razors Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor’s edge, a new study shows. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| New US postage stamp highlights MIT research For the robotics category in a new series celebrating innovation, the USPS chose the bionic prosthesis designed and built by the Media Lab's Biomechatronics group. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| When the chemical industry met modern architecture PhD student Jessica Varner traces the way synthetic building materials have transformed our environment. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Rafael Reif on the greatest threat to our national security // Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda |
President L. Rafael Reif joins Alan Alda to discuss the need for increased American investment in fundamental research and development. Full story via Clear + Vivid → |
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| These are the new books you’ll want to read in August // CNN Professor Sara Seager’s new book, “The Smallest Lights in the Universe,” is a “tear-jerking story of grief, love, loss, and new beginnings that will leave you comforted, hopeful, and optimistic all at the same time.” Full story via CNN → |
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| Research predicts a wave of “lost votes” this fall, further complicating the election // The New York Times |
A new study by Professor Charles Stewart III “predicts that the outcome of this year’s presidential election — and the problem known as the ‘lost vote,’ in which legitimate ballots go uncounted — could fuel postelection allegations of a rigged election.” Full story via The New York Times → |
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| MIT expert explains project to bring oxygen to Mars // NECN |
Michael Hecht, director of research at MIT’s Haystack Observatory, delves into the science behind MOXIE, a new experimental device that will convert carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen. Full story via NECN → |
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| | | When the the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the staff at MIT Medical knew they had to quickly adapt to continue to service their patients. So that’s exactly what they did. Building, testing, and implementing a telehealth option in only a matter of weeks, and setting up an extensive testing facility quickly, have put MIT Medical in a strong position to serve the MIT community. Watch the video → |
| Algorithmic Justice Leader | | |
| | | The editors of Fast Company recently named graduate student and researcher Joy Buolamwini SM ’17 to their “Most Creative People in Business” list and selected her to appear on their latest magazine cover. Reporter Amy Farley spotlighted Buolamwini and her work battling bias in artificial intelligence systems, noting that “when it comes to AI injustices, her voice resonates.” Buolamwini emphasized that “we have a voice and a choice in the kind of future we have.” Full story via Fast Company → |
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