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The Tech

Weekly student newspaper of the Massachusetts Institute Technology in Cambridge. Covering MIT news, opinion, arts, sports, and campus life.

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thetech.com > 06/11/2026 > commencement-2026

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…...

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thetech.com > 05/28/2026 > sutton-rl-lecture

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…...

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thetech.com > 05/14/2026 > mit-humanities-tutorial

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…...

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thetech.com > 05/07/2026 > mit-to-veritasium

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…...

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thetech.com > 04/16/2026 > twice-concert-boston

This is for ONCE

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (393+ words) On April 3 and 4, K-pop girl group TWICE held two concerts at TD Garden in Boston. I had been meaning to go to a concert this academic year, but never got over the activation energy barrier of getting an affordable ticket…...

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thetech.com > 04/09/2026 > nate-soares-superintelligence

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…...

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thetech.com > 03/05/2026 > michael-pollan

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…...

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thetech.com > 01/29/2026 > meet-ana-jaklenec

The quest to make vaccines affordable

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (974+ words) A single shot can protect a child from a life-threatening disease. Yet for the children living in the poorest regions, that protection remains out of reach. Of the 1.5 million who die each year due to preventable infections, 99% live in low…...