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MIT tested 1,000 Oreo cookies to crack the mystery of the best way to eat one

‘We also tested the cookies by hand-twisting, peeling, pressing, sliding and doing other basic motions to get an Oreo apart,’ the study’s author says

The Independent UK

MIT professor reveals key to maintaining healthy brain function and averting dementia

‘I think that if you just keep a routine, you know, you do it,’ professor says

The Independent UK

Scott Burns: Can you live on Social Security benefits and nothing else in Texas?

Is it possible to live on Social Security benefits and nothing else?

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College hopefuls and their parents have different choices for their top ‘dream school’ this year

High schoolers’ top pick is costly and difficult to get into.

Fortune

A New Universal Covid-19 Vaccine Could Stop Future Variants in Their Tracks

Here's How a New Covid-19 Vaccine Might Protect Us Against Future Variants

Inverse

Man, 82, guilty of murdering ex-wife in 1978 after she fled abusive marriage

Christopher Harrisson killed Brenda Page after forcing entry to her flat in Aberdeen.

The Independent UK

How Cal Newport rewrote the productivity gospel

His strategies for stressed-out knowledge workers have sold 2mn books. What does he know that we don’t?

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Binance once tried to hire SEC Chair Gary Gensler

The SEC chair rejected the offer, and those of several other companies, while he worked at MIT from 2018 to 2021.

Fortune

The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out

By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will only be enough college graduates with computing degrees to fill 24% of these jobs. For decades, the U.S. has poured resources into improving gender representation in the tech industry. However, the numbers are not improving…

The Conversation

Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

The Guardian - US

Scots cops probing Greenock 'shooting' appeal for footage from public

The victim, named locally as dad-of-three Neil Wilson, was found seriously injured at a home in the Inverclyde town at 1.15am.

Daily Record

These Trailblazers Were America’s 1st Black Meteorologists

When people of color were breaking into roles previously denied, African Americans became the first Black meteorologists

Zenger

This Pill Sensor Could Track Digestive Conditions In Never-Before-Seen Detail

A new pill-sized ingestible device uses an electromagnetic field to offer real-time updates on the digestive system to doctors.

Inverse

Smart pill could help doctors pinpoint digestive difficulties – study

The sensor can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract and help diagnose digestive disorders.

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Children Attending Preschool More Likely To Attend College, Reveals Study

As per an empirical study headed by an MIT economist, children who start preschool at the age of four are considerably more likely to attend college. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study: Children attending preschool more likely to go to college

Children who start preschool at the age of four are considerably more likely to attend college, according to an empirical study headed by an MIT economist. Read full details on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - US

US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality

Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off

InsideEVs

Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Offers Insight On Battery Recycling

In a recent interview for MIT Technology Review, JB offers some new insights into the massive challenge of building a circular economy, and why we can’t wait.

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Researchers Find Why Immunotherapy Doesn't Work Well For Lung Cancer Treatment

Some cancers respond well to immunotherapy, a medication therapy that prompts the immune system to target tumours, although results against lung cancer have been conflicting. Read full story on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Coronavirus vaccine: MIT Professor calls for immediate suspension of COVID mRNA vaccine

The number of health professionals urging for the suspension of COVID mRNA vaccine is increasing. The call for withdrawing the vaccine is getting stronger.

Reason

MIT's Free Speech Problem

Daryl Morey raises concerns about the lack of free expression at his alma mater.

Inverse

A 2,000-year-old Roman engineering secret could make today’s buildings greener

In a new study, researchers found a key ingredient in durable Roman concrete that could make today's buildings last longer.

Reason

MIT Faculty Senate Statement on Free Speech

College Fix (Jennifer Kabbany) reports that the statement was approved by the Faculty Senate by a 98-52 vote: Free Expression Statement adopted by the MIT faculty 12/21/22 The influential 1949 Lewis Report observed that MIT's mission was "to encourage initiative, to promote the spirit of free and objective inquiry, to…

Liverpool Echo

Killer still walking streets after dad shot dead and doused in acid

Liam Smith was found dead on the pavement just yards away from his home

Fortune

It's time to quit capitalism's obsession with growth. Focus on 'degrowth' instead, argues a growing movement in economics

“It seems that humanity is thriving and committing suicide at the same time,” noted author Ugo Bardi.

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