Author: Katharine Dunn
OA research in the news: Searching for the oldest stars
In a new book published this month, MIT astronomer Anna Frebel chronicles her work as a stellar archaeologist, scanning the skies with telescopes and...
OA research in the news: MIT faculty win Breakthrough Prizes
Three MIT researchers were honored this week in a star-studded, televised ceremony for the Breakthrough Prizes, which go to “important, primarily recent, achievements” in...
OA research in the news: Innovators over 70
MIT Technology Review has long celebrated innovators under 35 in an annual issue. This year, in addition to the young honorees, the magazine features...
OA research in the news: Study shows new cheating method in online courses
Researchers at MIT and Harvard have discovered a new way to cheat in massive open online courses that “holds the potential to render the...
OA research in the news: Comedian Ansari gets insights from MIT
While researching his book about romance in the digital era, the actor and comedian Aziz Ansari “applied rigor and seriousness” to the subject: With...
OA research in the news: Tackling diversity in philosophy
There has long been a push to increase diversity in the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and math. And for good reason: women and minorities...
OA research in the news: MIT places 6th in DARPA robot finals
Researchers from MIT placed sixth out of two dozen teams in the international DARPA Robotics Challenge finals last week. Humanoid challengers in the Defense...
OA research in the news: MIT students Hack to the Future
Emmett “Doc” Brown was certainly clever: he made the world’s first time machine out of a gull-winged sports car. But he was also fictional....
OA research in the news: A unique neuroanatomy lesson
Ever wonder which areas of your brain “turn on” when you see faces or think about other people’s thoughts? Using a scanning method called...