MIT professors spearhead petition in support of Microsoft employees protesting contract with ICE
Microsoft's contract provides ICE with cloud-based services, which would enable the agency to “process data on edge devices or utilize deep learning capabilities to accelerate facial recognition and identification.”
OCW videos blocked, then restored, on YouTube
OCW believes the blockage was actually worldwide, contrary to seemingly location-specific error messages viewers received.
Sheryl Sandberg speaks at MIT Commencement
Acknowledging the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Sandberg said, “It's painful when you miss something, when you make the mistake of believing so much in the good you are seeing that you don't see the bad.”
MIT Solve holds annual flagship meeting
Solve issues four challenges each year, with this year’s being Work of the Future, Frontlines of Health, Teachers and Educators, and Coastal Communities.
MIT Intelligence Quest initiative renamed MIT Quest for Intelligence
CMS/W Professor Kenneth Manning wrote in the MIT Faculty Newsletter about "IQ and its eugenic uses, especially its espousal of racial inferiority."
Sheryl Sandberg on the importance of social solutions and the responsibility of technologists
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is MIT’s 2018 commencement speaker. In a short phone interview, she highlighted the message she wants to convey in her speech and discussed how MIT students contribute to the hope she has for the world.
Consent and consequences
I distinctly remember thinking that all I wanted, even in my intoxicated state, was to be friends.
Weaving a complex narrative
In the moody future envisioned in Detroit: Become Human, players weave a complex plot of possibility for three androids as they wrestle what it means to be human.
“That’s MY car!”
The ‘Incredibles 2’ is just as entertaining, intelligent, and action-packed as its predecessor. Featuring memorable music and funny moments alike, audiences will not be disappointed by this long-awaited sequel.
Understanding the Palestinian struggle is not difficult
"Dialogue" is not what is needed in the Palestinian struggle.
Let’s get down to business
Decades after the founding of Rynoka and the discovery of five dungeon gates, you play as Will, a young and adventurous shopkeeper. By day, Will maintains Moonlighter, the shop passed down to him by his old man; but by night, he dives into the Golem Dungeon to fulfill his dreams of someday becoming a true hero.
Students mock, express concern about administration edits to REX event booklet
One of Random Hall's REX Chairs said she disagreed with many of the edits, including the removal of a water pong event and the flagging of a potato-themed event run by an Irish student as an example of stereotyping.
Scattered thunderstorms are not over.
The hot, scattered rainstorms that characterized this past week are set to continue. The past week brought heavy rain and thunder most days, creating a danger of flash floods. In the next few days, watch for more flash flood warnings due to heavy thunderstorms, at least until Sunday. After a...
Supreme Court upholds third iteration of travel ban
There were 40 total undergraduate and graduate students at MIT from Iran in the 2017–18 academic year, seven from Syria, and five from Venezuela, according to the International Students Office’s annual statistics.
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Students mock, express concern about administration edits to REX event booklet
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Scattered thunderstorms are not over.
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Supreme Court upholds third iteration of travel ban
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Pre-registration, MIT Medical new portal
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Three assault incidents reported via ‘timely warning’ emails in May
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New Parental Leave policy allows one month leave for foster, surrogate, birth, and non-birth parents
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East Side Festival revives Steer Roast, East Campus Day
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The importance of MIT’s telemedicine and telehealth class
MIT's "Telemedicine and Telehealth for Enhancing Global Health" class teaches students valuable information about healthcare accessibility — and it's at risk of not being offered again.
Wingless Cupids
Hook-up culture has done a disservice to college students by undermining our ability to experience romantic love fully.
Talking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The wall that stood outside the Student Center on the week of April 22, 2018 lacked nuance in its presentation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It omitted many important facts.
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The importance of MIT’s telemedicine and telehealth class
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Wingless Cupids
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Talking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Response to undergraduate course, MIT and Slavery: how should we acknowledge our history?
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Response to the MIT 401(k) lawsuit: the forest, the trees, and MIT’s employees
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Pass/No Record falls short
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President Reif responds to editorial on MIT’s moralizing
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Engineers post national rankings, impressive victories mid-spring
Women’s lightweight ranks seventh nationally, both tennis teams sweep opponents.
Seniors lead softball to unprecedented heights
The team's rapid turnaround shows what a mark the Class of 2018 has made on the program.
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Fabric flies at annual Prom Dress Rugby Tournament
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Engineers post national rankings, impressive victories mid-spring
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Seniors lead softball to unprecedented heights
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Engineers begin spring sports on a solid note
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Engineers collect championships and individual awards across the board
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Playoffs, new seasons, and honors in sight for Engineers
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Engineers refuse to let February keep them quiet
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In the heat of the moment
Don’t wait too long for the perfect moment. There won’t be one.
Fluid intelligence
Artificial intelligence's meaning is vague, and its definition remains fluid as the field evolves. The Tech interviewed three PhD candidates at CSAIL, LIDS and EECS/EEMS/INCCI at MIT on how they interpret the science, and how they work to advance it.
Citizen science
A mysterious object was seen hovering on what seemed to be a perfectly normal day.
The Heavenly Palace falls
A non-operational Chinese space station long expected to fall out of orbit crashed harmlessly into the Pacific last week, but raised concerns about space debris causing damage to orbiting spacecraft.