People across the globe all see millions of distinct colors. But the terms we use to describe them vary across cultures. New cognitive science research suggests it’s about what we want to communicate.
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When utilities plan investments, they think decades ahead. A recent study shows why power companies should be spending more on renewables despite the Trump administration’s tilt toward fossil fuels.
Since the 1990s, the supply of deeply subsidized housing has decreased as the US population and need for housing have increased. Trump’s proposed cuts to HUD won’t help.
To get us to Mars and beyond, a team of students from around the world has a plan involving lunar rovers mining ice and a space station between the Earth and the moon.
A century before the modern environmental era, experts realized that London’s dirty air was corroding its new Parliament building. This insight led to some of the first air pollution laws.
The problems that cause us to be so frustrated we contemplate throwing a computer can be much more serious than a multimillionaire football coach having a minor tantrum on a Sunday afternoon.
Physical exercise was once primarily an open-air activity, until gym training and monitoring took hold. Digital devices and augmented reality now offer the freedom to head out into the city again.
Bringing back the diminished tradition of eating lunch together may be the solution.
The key factor to consider is not cooperation, but rather focus: One is an offensive military unit and the other a defensive civilian agency.
There are already early warning systems for earthquakes, but advances in seismology provide hope that experts will be able to predict when new ones will occur.
Electric vehicles could cover the daily energy needs of nearly 90 percent of personal cars in the U.S., analysis shows
In response to disasters like Superstorm Sandy, engineers are developing new building codes and tools to calculate the value of upgrades. National policy should encourage builders to use these tools.
Regulators trying to keep taxpayers from having to foot the bill for the next wave of bank bailouts are placing too much on emphasis on size and missing the ‘bigger’ picture.
As automobile technology advanced, so did our safety measures. UC Denver and MIT sociologists explain how to do the same with guns.
Bien comprendre les séismes est certainement la meilleure manière de vivre avec eux. Ces dernières années, les découvertes ont été nombreuses en sismologie.
Governments too often hinder change, when instead they should aim to foster an organic innovation ecosystem. This is more about bottom-up innovation than top-down schemas.
La visite du président Obama à Hiroshima est l’occasion de poser la question du coût de de la modernisation de la force de dissuasion. Un enjeu à plusieurs milliards qui se pose aussi en France.
Analyzing electronic data from many doctors’ experiences with many patients, we can move ever closer to answering the age-old question: what is truly best for each patient?
Two prominent MIT physicists ask whether for nuclear weapons, less is more
Tesla Motors again struck a chord with the sleek Model 3 electric car but it’s still not enough to compete on price and convenience with mass market gas-powered cars, says auto tech researcher.
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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PhD Candidate in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Film and Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Economiste, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at Tufts University and at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Associate at the Tegmark Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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JD-PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Chercheur spécialiste de la fusion nucléaire, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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PhD Student in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
