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AMD CEO Lisa Su urges graduates to chase hard problems in 2026 MIT Commencement address
3+ mon, 2+ 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....
Getting dumber, in a good way
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (998+ words) The Tech Getting dumber, in a good way Re-joining News in my junior year forced me to confront my ego I have an admission, and it’s humiliating. Still, I’d guess that it’s relatable to many readers here, so here goes:…...
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…...
BREAKING: MIT Canvas goes down after cybercrime group breaches Instructure
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (339+ words) Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, MIT students lost access to Canvas, the platform that hosts instructional material for nearly all courses, following a breach of the website’s parent company Instructure by cybercrime group ShinyHunters. MIT is among thousands of universities…...
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…...
An unrigorous investigation into food chain consistency
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) A while back, I applied for something and wrote the following essay (details tweaked): Prompt: You get $6,767 to do something that isn’t meant to make profit. What would you do with it and why? A summary and further thoughts In…...
A brighter future for the people of Africa: MIT Africa Innovate Conference pushes new plans for uplifting the African continent
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1080+ words) On Feb. 27 and 28, professionals from across the African diaspora gathered in MIT’s Sloan School for the 15th annual Africa Innovate Conference. Attendees were greeted with vibrant displays of African-owned enterprises, a spread of flavorful African cuisine, and crowds of people determined…...
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…...