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MIT President Says MIT Is Finally Shutting Down Anti-Israel Encampment

"And no matter how peaceful the students' behavior may be, unilaterally taking over a central portion of our campus for one side of a hotly disputed issue and precluding use by other members of our community is not right."

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'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can help boost diversity in STEM, says MIT's Ritu Raman

In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire the next generation of young people into the world of STEM.

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Granite Harbour season 2 episode 1 recap: MIT vs McFadden

Granite Harbour season 2 sees the MIT butting heads with the McFadden family group after a body is found.

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How to watch Granite Harbour season 2 online: live stream Scottish police drama FREE on BBC iPlayer

Our guide explains how to watch Granite Harbour season 2 online, beginning Thursday, May 2 and on BBC Scotland, BBC One, or through BBC iPlayer.

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MIT Still Working on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycles

MIT’s EV Team is laying the foundations for a future of hydrogen fuel cell motorcycles, encouraging infrastructure development surrounding hydrogen.

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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found

Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula.

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MIT President's Statement on the Anti-Israel Students' Encampment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBoNDRuyLww Here's the transcript; on balance, the message seems to me to be correct (though I would be inclined to say that such encampments, if they violate content-neutral rules—as they usually do—should be removed more promptly): Hello, everyone. As you surely know, campus communities across the country are struggling to…

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Rocks with the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field discovered

Geologists discover 3.7 billion-year-old rocks in Greenland with oldest remnants of Earth's early magnetic field.

The Hindu

Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source

Microsoft has released the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, binaries, disk images, and documentation. The source code, which is nearly 45 years old, has been released under the MIT license, allowing tinkerers free rein.

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Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread At US Universities

Spiraling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States spread to more campuses Wednesday, triggering suggestions from House Speaker Mike Johnson that the National Guard could be brought in. More than 20 people have been detained.

International Business Times

Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen

Scientists have discovered one of the largest molecules ever seen in space in the Cat's Paw nebula. The discovery hints at how chemical complexity emerges as stars form.

Space

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set Up Tents At MIT Campus

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at MIT call for end to support for Israeli forces. Tensions rise as protesters demand change and solidarity with the Palestin...

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Columbia University protests draw bipartisan rebukes from D.C. over alleged antisemitism

Three Jewish lawmakers plan to walk with Jewish students and speak at Columbia on Monday.

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Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

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“Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up

Just because you were bookish and got top marks in school doesn’t mean that this is what the rest of your life is going to be like. The post “Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Columbia University leaders face scrutiny over anti-Semitism on campus

Columbia President Nemat Shafik sought to avoid the outrage that erupted after a previous congressional hearing.

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"Moral crisis on our campus": Columbia leaders testify to Congress on antisemitism

Columbia received a D on the ADL's recent campus antisemitism report.

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Columbia president faces anti-Semitism Congress hearing: What’s at stake?

Previous hearings led to the resignation of Harvard and UPenn bosses. Now Columbia’s Minouche Shafik is in line of fire.

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At antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'

Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.

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7 Claude 3 AI prompts to try to boost your productivity

Claude 3 is one of the most advanced AI chatbots on the market and these prompts will give you a productivity boost.

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Suzanna Sherry on DEI/Critical Race Theory and Antisemitism

Professor Sherry is an emerita professor at Vanderbilt Law School. Back in 1997, she and Professor Daniel Farber wrote a book, Beyond All Reason, critiquing Critical Race Theory. Perhaps their most controversial argument was that Critical Race Theory, in denying that there was such a thing as objective merit, and…

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Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

The Hindu

MIT to host Solar Electric Vehicle Championship from March 27-31 in Manipal

SEVC 2024 will serve as a platform for engineering enthusiasts, innovators, and students from across India to demonstrate their skill in designing and constructing solar powered electric vehicles.

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MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster

Scientists have built a framework that gives generative AI systems like DALL·E 3 and Stable Diffusion a major boost by condensing them into smaller models — without compromising their quality.

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