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MIT physicists have found that stars near the edge of the Milky Way are traveling more slowly than those closer to its center. The surprising findings suggest our galaxy’s gravitational core may be lighter in mass, with less dark matter, than previously thought.
CNN covered a working paper examining the potential impact of AI on jobs, reporting that MIT researchers found “a vast majority of jobs previously identified as vulnerable to AI are not economically beneficial for employers to automate at this time.”
Using both geology and genetics, EAPS PhD student Fatima Husain investigates the co-evolution of life and Earth. “The farther back into Earth’s history we go, the fewer complete records we have,” she says. “I hope to employ the biggest tool set I can.”
A new model from the Sports Lab predicts how shoe properties will affect a runner’s performance. “Way down the road, we imagine that if you send us a video of yourself running, we could 3D print the shoe that’s right for you. That would be the moonshot,” Sarah Fay says.
Kristen Palmer ’23, former captain of the women’s fencing team, was recently named one of nine finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Palmer recalls how being a student-athlete set her on a path to taking on various leadership opportunities.
Sharing the life-changing power of math, José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help build out the country’s math olympiad team, with the aim of using math as a tool for development.
The brain’s sensitivity to rewarding experiences — which is tied to motivation and attention — can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions, a new study shows. “Your brain accommodates the environment in which you live,” John Gabrieli says.