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AMD CEO Lisa Su urges graduates to chase hard problems in 2026 MIT Commencement address
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (589+ words) On Thursday, May 28, MIT graduates gathered on Killian Court to participate in the annual OneMIT Commencement Ceremony. This year, the Institute awarded diplomas to 1,165 undergraduates and 2,817 graduate students. The guest speaker was Lisa T. Su ’90 SM ’91 PhD ’94, the CEO of Advanced…...
Richard Sutton talks vision for superintelligence in Dertouzos Lecture on May 13
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1152+ words) On May 13, a packed Kirsch Auditorium (room 32-123) welcomed Prof. Richard Sutton for the Dertouzos Distinguished Lecture. Sutton, widely regarded as the “father of reinforcement learning,” spent the hour speaking about his vision for superintelligence and the architecture that he believes…...
Figure 3. The quarter circle visualization for the calculation of c.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (24+ words) The Tech Figure 3. The quarter circle visualization for the calculation of c....
Why MIT should preserve the tutorial style in humanities classes
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (172+ words) In high school, I took multiple history classes but never learned about the historical complexities in Africa in depth. This gap in my knowledge bothered me, so when I saw that a course on South Africa and Apartheid (21H.266) was listed…...
From MIT to Veritasium
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (746+ words) Writing her way through college During her undergraduate studies, Yost was one of few students who declared a humanities major before picking a technical major to go with it. She had entered MIT planning to major in mechanical engineering (Course…...
Nate Soares makes the case against artificial superintelligence
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (820+ words) The Tech Nate Soares makes the case against artificial superintelligence The author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ speaks at the Harvard Science Center Nate Soares started his talk with razor crabs. “Suppose some mad scientists proclaim that they…...
Dean of Engineering Paula Hammond on the future of engineering education
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) Hammond expressed great excitement about taking on the new role. The School of Engineering is the place where “the heart is beating so deeply” at MIT, according to Hammond. Holding a S.B. and PhD in chemical engineering from MIT before…...
Science journalist Michael Pollan talks about the science of consciousness at First Parish Church
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) How does one define consciousness? The answer depends on whom you ask. For a doctor, consciousness requires a person to stay awake and have a sense of awareness. For a writer, though, consciousness is an individual’s interior experience. Science journalist…...
The Providence Bureau of Invest-Egg-Ations wins the 2026 MIT Mystery Hunt
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) One of the largest puzzlehunts in the world, MIT’s Mystery Hunt challenges teams to solve a series of puzzles and meta puzzles to find a coin hidden on campus during the Martin Luther King Day Weekend. Mystery Hunt runs on…...