April 21, 2022
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What Lies Beneath
Photo illustration showing a chess board, the Mona Lisa, and a peacock head dressed in a human suit and tie with human hands
A new book examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our decisions. “Things that at first seem irrational, once you dig a little and think about what is being signaled, and ask the right questions, become a lot less puzzling,” says research scientist and author Erez Yoeli.
Top Headlines
Empowering people to adapt on the frontlines of climate change
A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities.
MIT Heat Island
MIT scientists develop low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers
A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical applications.
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Global MIT launches the Africa Distinguished Visitors Program
The program’s inaugural honoree, Professor Mohamed H. A. Hassan, president of the World Academy of Sciences, recently visited MIT.
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Professor Emeritus Markus Zahn, who specialized in electromagnetic field interactions, dies at 75
The admired teacher and mentor was a longtime member of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems and High Voltage Research Laboratory.
MIT Heat Island
#ThisisMIT
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In the Media
Do you split your Oreo? Researchers at MIT explain how to make the filling stick to one side // CNN
An MIT study explores why the cream filling inside Oreo cookies always sticks to one cookie when twisted open. Says graduate student Crystal Owens, “The best scientific research, even at MIT, is driven by curiosity to understand the world around us, when someone sees something weird or unknown and takes the time to think ‘I wonder why that happens like that?’”
Wu names HUD official as Boston’s new planning chief // GBH 
James Arthur Jemison II MCP ’94 has been appointed Boston’s first planning chief by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m incredibly grateful to Mayor Wu for the opportunity to bring my expertise and passion for equitable development back to Boston,” Jemison says. “I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Bostonians to reform the development process and create the kind of growth that reflects our values.”
Digit
1Bruno
Volume of the hole produced by a 600-pound piano falling 75 feet onto a concrete and asphalt pavement
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