Incentives to sleep boost college students' grades, new study finds
A study published in the Journal of Political Economy provides the first causal evidence that improving sleep can directly enhance academic performance.
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A hands-on approach to distance medicine
Dr. Pijuan Yu sits at his lab station, focused on the task at hand. He is feeling for a lump. The glass wall to his right reveals other students and researchers as they pass, but his attention remains steady. Two rubbery samples simulating human neck tissue lie on a smooth black
Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all
PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.
How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks
Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech engine
MIT students designed, built, and tested a jet engine with AI copilots, assessing AI’s usefulness in developing high-performance aerospace systems.
Working to automate nuclear plant operations
PhD student Lauren Fortier is building on the experience she gained operating a nuclear plant for the Navy to solve a critical hurdle in the wider adoption of the energy source.
An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
Top scores increased by 5x. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de IA.
The week in pictures: Summer wildfires, a Thai school shooting and the Tour de France Femm
This summer's record wildfire season continued its devastation in the US state of Washington and parts of Europe, Thailand mourned after a school shooting left students and teachers dead, and cycling enthusiasts turned their attention to the women's Tour de France: here's a look
Don't believe the GenAI hype—learn from it instead, say researchers
When is a hype bubble more than just a bubble? When it becomes a mass, real-time learning event. New research published in the Academy of Management Journal by Anna Brattstrom, a professor at the University of St Andrews Business School, and Hassan Hamadi, a PhD student at Lund U
Water Colour review – an elegant, expertly handled study of depression
Traverse theatre, EdinburghMilly Sweeney’s award-winning two-hander about an art student and a kitchen porter draws power from its clever structure and light touchIt is rare to come out of a show raving about the structure, but the unusual plotting distinguishes Milly Sweeney’s t
Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing. The goal is t
Can you solve it? Are you a match for the world’s smartest teen?
A genius puzzle from a teenage geniusUPDATE: Read the solution here.Last month, British student Alex Chui became the all-time most successful contestant at the International Mathematical Olympiad.Chui, a year 13 student at Tonbridge School in Kent, scored 100 per cent in this yea