AI Can Both Save and Threaten Democracy, Says MIT Speaker
In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs.
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NASA Reveals Ambitious 14-Day Plan for 2027 Moon Mission
The mission, scheduled for the summer of 2027, will include be pivotal in deciding whether SpaceX or Blue Origin supplies the lunar lander for the first crewed trip to the lunar surface in decades
Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT
During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do…
Company aims to clone genetically engineered superdogs for military use
The start-up is the brainchild of a founder of Anduril, the military tech firm, and Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company known for its de-extinction efforts
Pentagon Reveals Reports of Mysterious Triangular Aircraft in UFO Files
The latest batch of declassified files includes eyewitness sightings from earlier this year of a flying black triangle performing inexplicable aerial maneuvers
Gunter Stein, control systems and theory expert, dies at 84
Longtime EECS adjunct professor and LIDS researcher was known for an influential essay on the need for engineers to “respect the unstable.”
Electric Vehicles Dominate China’s Auto Market at Record Two-Thirds
For the first time, new-energy vehicles (NEVs) made up 67% of new car sales in China in September, according to…
The post Chart: A record two-thirds of car sales in China are now electric…
Scientists Capture Malaria Parasite Invading Human Cells in Real Time
To invade red blood cells, the deadly protist creates a temporary molecular portal that disappears behind it — a door we can now see in fine detail. The post Malaria Parasite Caught in…
Engineered bacteria transform amino acid into valuable medicinal compound
by Tianzhen Xiong, Shuqing Li, Xiaoya Li, Xinmeng Li, Mengdan Wu, Jinru Liu, Jinxiu Guo, Xinrui Li
Danshensu (DSS), a water-soluble bioactive compound with significant antioxidant,…
AI System Enhances 3D Object Recognition Using Geometry and Vision
by Xinyu Mu, Xuan He, Ziqi Huang, Ting Liu
Various 3D point cloud semantic segmentation methods have been proposed, yet they remain challenged by limited use of geometric cues and inaccurate…