A new technique lets researchers map the 3D organization of the genome with 100 times higher resolution — and at much lower cost — than other methods. The work “opens a world of possibilities, not just for us but also for dozens of labs,” Viraat Goel says.
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Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson argue that the development of artificial intelligence should be shifted “toward a focus on ‘machine usefulness,’ the idea that computers should primarily enhance human capabilities.”
Since his first encounter with a research telescope as an undergraduate, Michael McDonald hasn’t slowed in his quest to understand the behavior of galaxies. One of his key discoveries is the Phoenix cluster, the only known galaxy cluster that is cooling at a rapid rate.
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Marzyeh Ghassemi spoke with NPR about how artificial intelligence could impact medicine. “When you take state-of-the-art machine-learning methods and systems and then evaluate them on different patient groups, they do not perform equally,” she said.
The MIT Sailing Pavilion, the oldest collegiate organization of its kind, offers community members a chance to sail for free — or just enjoy the good vibes. “It’s a place where people can escape the stresses of academic life at MIT,” says Fran Charles.