New study bridges the worlds of classical and quantum physics
The weird quantum behavior of subatomic particles can be understood through everyday classical ideas, says paper from MIT researchers including IDSS faculty Jean-Jacques Slotine.
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MIT in 3:00
See TPP student Shreeya Parekh’s contest-winning entry, answering the question "What is your MIT? And can you show it in 3 minutes?”
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Understanding community effects of Asian immigrants’ US housing purchases
Findings from researchers including IDSS faculty Siqi Zheng suggest that at the county level, rise in prices is due, in part, to the fact that new neighbors have a positive impact on K-12 education.
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Flying at the edge of the stratosphere
MIT students see the Earth's curvature in reborn AeroAstro intro course co-taught by IDSS faculty Oliver de Weck.
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$900 a year: That’s how much climate change costs the average US household
Researchers including IDSS faculty Christopher Knittel break down the annual cost of climate change.
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MIT’s Sinan Aral on grid power & the AI boom: A hybrid model gets the best of both worlds
IDSS faculty Sinan Aral joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of data center buildout across the U.S. and globally, impact of the Iran war on Middle East data centers, and more.
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Want to use AI to plan your retirement? Here’s how to proceed
IDSS faculty Andrew Lo says Al is good at explaining trade-offs and exploring scenarios but weak at precise tax optimization, math, and regulatory compliance.
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Bridging space research and policy
TPP alum and MIT PhD student Carissma McGee studies exoplanets and examines intellectual property frameworks for space collaborations.
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Women in Data Science Cambridge turns 10
The annual WiDS Cambridge conference, co-hosted by IDSS and Microsoft, marked 10 years with a day of connections and opportunities, plus talks about human-agent collaboration, data and democratic processes, extreme weather, and more.
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AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly
New approach from researchers including IDSS faculty Cathy Wu adapts to decide which robots should get the right of way at every moment, avoiding congestion and increasing throughput.
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