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The Download: a curb on climate action, and post-Roe period tracking

Why’s it so controversial?: Geoengineering was long a taboo topic among scientists, and some argue it should remain one. There are questions about its potential environmental side effects, and concerns that the... Read more »

The US government is developing a solar geoengineering research plan

The move, which has not been previously reported on, marks the first federally coordinated US effort of this kind. It could set the stage for more funding and research into the feasibility,... Read more »

How to track your period safely post-Roe

3. After you delete your app, ask the app provider to delete your data. Just because you removed the app from your phone does not mean the company has gotten rid of... Read more »

Composable enterprise spurs innovation

Overall, 74% of companies accelerated plans to move to the cloud by more than a year, jettisoning legacy technologies and operating models to embrace data and applications, according to business analysis firm... Read more »

The US Supreme Court just gutted the EPA’s power to regulate emissions

What was the ruling? The decision states that the EPA’s actions in a 2015 rule, which included caps on emissions from power plants, overstepped the agency’s authority. “Capping carbon dioxide emissions at... Read more »

The US Supreme Court just gutted federal climate policy

What was the ruling? The decision states that the EPA’s actions in a 2015 rule, which included caps on emissions from power plants, overstepped the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.... Read more »

The Download: Algorithms’ shame trap, and London’s safer road crossings

Working in finance at the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis, mathematician Cathy O’Neil got a firsthand look at how much people trusted algorithms—and how much destruction they were causing. Disheartened, she... Read more »

Kapow!

The Institute has proffered inspiration in other ways. At a Baltimore Comic Con where she was on a panel, Chu reconnected with Wisdom Coleman ’91. Coleman talked about his experiences as a... Read more »

How MIT ended up on Memorial Drive

Maclaurin was not dissuaded. A formal new hunt for an expansion site launched with four main criteria: accessibility for students, faculty, and the public; affordability; space, with the potential for constructing buildings... Read more »

Volunteer service, RV style

For Fields, it’s the latest expression of a passion for volunteer service that’s shaped his life. He discovered his zeal for volunteering at age 15, working for his local Red Cross chapter... Read more »