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Aaron Swartz's Death Turns Up Scrutiny on the State's U.S. Attorney
Image Credit: Sage Ross via Flickr In the wake of internet activist Aaron Swartz’s suicide this weekend, local institutions, from the U.S. Attorney’s office in […]
'Au Revoir' Hobo Jacket
Jin Pan, the MIT student behind “Hobo Jacket,” a viral, controversial website designed to provide coats to the homeless, has taken his site off the […]
'Hobo Jacket' Creator Responds to Critics: 'Guilty as Charged'
Update: Pan has removed his site from the web and posted an apology. Read about it here. Original: MIT student Jin Pan has posted a response […]
MIT Students Want to Offend You Into Giving to the Homeless
A screenshot from “Hobo Jacket” Authors of a website who claim to be students at MIT are attempting to offend us into donating to the […]
The Day MIT Hacked Harvard-Yale
To America’s blue bloods, the annual Harvard-Yale matchup is a sacred event. Hell, President John F. Kennedy once said that the rush his job […]
How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World
And why Harvard—Harvard!—is scrambling to catch up.
With EdX, School’s Out—Forever
A new online education program from Harvard and MIT is poised to transform what it means to go to college.
This is Why College Tuition Continues to Soar
Move, over MIT: Here comes Bridgewater State! (Photo via Thinkstock) Despite a slow economy and low level of inflation, the price of a college education […]
Curt Schilling, Shilling
“It’s almost a slap in the face to someone who really is bootstrapping – to see someone given 10’s of millions just because of their name.”
Rankling with U.S. News and World Report College Rankings
U.S. News and World Report released their annual list of college and university rankings yesterday, and Boston-area schools are well represented yet again. Harvard and […]
Three More Star Wars-esque Studies (Think: Mind Control)
Not too long ago, I wrote up an interview with Ed Boyden, an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab. It was a Q&A about […]
Mitt Romney Is Just Like You. He Is Forbidden to Sleep Under Bridges
It seems possible that Mitt Romney might not be feeling the same pain as someone who may lose their health insurance, their home, their life savings and the chance for their kids to go to college if he doesn’t get a job soon. It was not a particularly effective “I feel your pain” moment for Romney.
MIT Commencement: A Xerox Copy
A few weeks ago, I drove out to the University of Rochester for my little sister’s college graduation, where Xerox CEO Ursula Burns delivered the […]
Straightening My Hair With Science!
So you might not have noticed, but last week was a solid sheet of rain. Curiously enough, it was also one of my best hair […]
MIT Gets Even Brighter This Weekend
In celebration of MIT’s 150th birthday, dozens of architects, design students, dreamers, and deep thinkers will transform the riverbanks of the Charles for a limited […]