MIT News is dedicated to bringing news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to the world. We cover research, innovation, teaching, entrepreneurship, and the Institute’s distinctive and quirky culture. We find ourselves educated and amazed by our community of hands-on problem-solvers who are eager to know how things work — and inspired to make them work better. We hope you are amazed, too.
MIT News
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MIT News is dedicated to bringing news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to the world. We cover research, innovation, teaching, entrepreneurship, and the Institute’s distinctive and quirky culture. We find ourselves educated and amazed by our community of hands-on problem-solvers who are eager to know how things work — and inspired to make them work better. We hope you are amazed, too.
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May 8, 2023
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 2: Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan
<p>In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with associate professor of political science and faculty co-director of MIT-Africa, Mai Hassan. Her work looks at bureaucracy, public administration, and the state in Africa, and more recently, how people mobilize against repressive dictatorships.</p><p></p><p>Show notes and transcript:</p><p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/podcast/bureaucracies-dictatorships-and-power-africas-people-mai-hassan">https://news.mit.edu/podcast/bureaucracies-dictatorships-and-power-africas-people-mai-hassan</a></p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://news.mit.edu/podcasts/curiosity-unbounded" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Curiosity Unbounded</a> podcast brings you behind the scenes at MIT through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.</p>
April 19, 2023
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 1: How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata
<p>In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and removing methane (a key factor in global warming) from the air.</p><p></p><p>Show notes and transcript:</p><p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/podcast/how-free-range-kid-maine-helping-green-industrial-practices-desiree-plata">https://news.mit.edu/podcast/how-free-range-kid-maine-helping-green-industrial-practices-desiree-plata</a></p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://news.mit.edu/podcasts/curiosity-unbounded">Curiosity Unbounded</a> podcast brings you behind the scenes at MIT through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.</p>
March 27, 2023
Audio Article: Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere
MIT researchers have made an open-source version of the “City Scanner” mobile pollution detector that lets people check air quality anywhere, cheaply. Pictured are some examples of the latest version of the device, called Flatburn, as well as a researcher attaching a prototype to a car. Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2023/low-cost-device-can-measure-air-pollution-anywhere-0316
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