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Climate worries galvanize a new pro-nuclear movement in the U.S.
"When you want to go to net zero and there are hours of the day with no sun and weeks when the wind is not blowing … nuclear becomes essential."
15 ways consumers can deal with–and even benefit from–rising inflation
"Investors should purchase stocks from established companies—such as supermarkets—whose revenues are indexed to the inflation rate."
Why Tesla could become the Netflix of the EV market
"New Gigafactory capacity is needed to build batteries. … Tesla must keep mining precious metals like lithium whose price is going up … ”
Human behavior is key to building a better long-term COVID forecast
A new paper by Prof. Rahmandad and co-authors details the application of relatively simple, nuanced variables to enhance modeling capabilities.
On top of the world: Irish man successfully climbs Mt Everest
On Sunday, May 15, Lecturer Jonathan Ruane became the first person from County Sligo, Ireland, to successfully reach the peak of Mt Everest.
Imposing high tariffs on imported Russian gas: Would it be effective?
Would tariffs on natural gas be an effective means of reducing revenue to Russia while limiting disruption to Europe? MIT Sloan Profs. weigh in.
Tech Power Players 50 | Ranked #47 Emily Reichert
Emily Reichert (SF '12) was Greentown Labs' first employee, and has since grown the company into the largest climate tech incubator in N.A.
Tech Power Players 50 | Ranked #45 Daniela Rus
Daniela Rus holds three positions at MIT. Rus also serves as the director of the USA Air Force - MIT AI Accelerator program.
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How sharing what we don’t know can build trust in medical research
The pandemic has revealed to a wide audience the uncertainty that is part of scientific discovery. While it may be uncomfortable to publicly disclose that our scientific findings are continually scrutinized and frequently amended as scientific discovery continues to advance, increasing transparency ...
Impactful leadership in the era of the remote team
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MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Bob Pozen talks with Tate Ryan-Mosley, reporter at MIT Technology Review, during MIT Technology Review's EmTech Next conference. The discussion surrounds "Impactful leadership in the era of the remote team."
How credit cards activate the reward center of our brains and drive spending
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As credit cards have become a popular form of payment method, researchers have noticed an interesting trend. People tend to spend more when using credit cards than cash. Not only are they more likely to buy something at a higher price, they also are likely to give larger tips and make more impulse b...
The next pandemic: It’s coming and we’re not ready
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Pandemic defense requires a massive government program that engages the private sector; the public sector cannot and has not been able to handle health security problems of scale. However, relevant capabilities for invention, production, and distribution exist both in commerce and higher education. ...
How Massachusetts can address critical ongoing staffing shortages in long-term care
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The state must amend state law to provide competitive wages and a path to CNA certification for frontline workers who stepped up to serve as nurse aides during the pandemic.
How sustainable energy becomes unsustainable
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If one roof covered with solar panels is good, then two are twice as good, right? And 100 are 100 times as good? That isn’t true with a lot of good things...
Checkered flag for Tesla, white flag for the incumbents
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When a startup disrupts incumbent market leaders and changes the basis of competition in an industry, as Tesla is doing in auto manufacturing, it’s the new problems they face and overcome that gives them the real advantage.
Professor Rosalind Picard discusses AI in healthcare
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MIT Media Lab's Rosalind Picard will be a guest at "Live do Valor," hosted by Valor Econômico editor João Luiz Rosa, to discuss new developments in artificial intelligence applied to the healthcare industry.
'How Corporate America Can Advance Social Justice and Racial Equity'
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MIT Sloan Lecturer Malia Lazu will discuss the role and responsibility of business to accelerate equity and inclusion in the wake of the historic protests following George Floyd’s murder.
Why there is no long-term tradeoff between lives and livelihoods in the pandemic
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This counter-intuitive result emerges because countries actually have little choice in how much they must reduce contact levels to control the epidemic.
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