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MIT President's Statement on the Anti-Israel Students' Encampment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBoNDRuyLww Here's the transcript; on balance, the message seems to me to be correct (though I would be inclined to say that such encampments, if they violate content-neutral rules—as they usually do—should be removed more promptly): Hello, everyone. As you surely know, campus communities across the country are struggling to…

Reason

Rocks with the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field discovered

Geologists discover 3.7 billion-year-old rocks in Greenland with oldest remnants of Earth's early magnetic field.

The Hindu

Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source

Microsoft has released the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, binaries, disk images, and documentation. The source code, which is nearly 45 years old, has been released under the MIT license, allowing tinkerers free rein.

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Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread At US Universities

Spiraling pro-Palestinian protests that are rocking universities across the United States spread to more campuses Wednesday, triggering suggestions from House Speaker Mike Johnson that the National Guard could be brought in. More than 20 people have been detained.

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Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen

Scientists have discovered one of the largest molecules ever seen in space in the Cat's Paw nebula. The discovery hints at how chemical complexity emerges as stars form.

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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set Up Tents At MIT Campus

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at MIT call for end to support for Israeli forces. Tensions rise as protesters demand change and solidarity with the Palestin...

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MIT Addresses Presence Of Tents On Campus

MIT addresses the presence of tents on campus, emphasizing safety and security measures.

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Columbia University protests draw bipartisan rebukes from D.C. over alleged antisemitism

Three Jewish lawmakers plan to walk with Jewish students and speak at Columbia on Monday.

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Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

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“Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up

Just because you were bookish and got top marks in school doesn’t mean that this is what the rest of your life is going to be like. The post “Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Columbia University leaders face scrutiny over anti-Semitism on campus

Columbia President Nemat Shafik sought to avoid the outrage that erupted after a previous congressional hearing.

Al Jazeera

"Moral crisis on our campus": Columbia leaders testify to Congress on antisemitism

Columbia received a D on the ADL's recent campus antisemitism report.

Axios

Columbia president faces anti-Semitism Congress hearing: What’s at stake?

Previous hearings led to the resignation of Harvard and UPenn bosses. Now Columbia’s Minouche Shafik is in line of fire.

Al Jazeera

At antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'

Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.

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7 Claude 3 AI prompts to try to boost your productivity

Claude 3 is one of the most advanced AI chatbots on the market and these prompts will give you a productivity boost.

Reason

Suzanna Sherry on DEI/Critical Race Theory and Antisemitism

Professor Sherry is an emerita professor at Vanderbilt Law School. Back in 1997, she and Professor Daniel Farber wrote a book, Beyond All Reason, critiquing Critical Race Theory. Perhaps their most controversial argument was that Critical Race Theory, in denying that there was such a thing as objective merit, and…

Space

Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

The Hindu

MIT to host Solar Electric Vehicle Championship from March 27-31 in Manipal

SEVC 2024 will serve as a platform for engineering enthusiasts, innovators, and students from across India to demonstrate their skill in designing and constructing solar powered electric vehicles.

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MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster

Scientists have built a framework that gives generative AI systems like DALL·E 3 and Stable Diffusion a major boost by condensing them into smaller models — without compromising their quality.

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Bismuth is so strongly repelled from magnets, it levitates. How?

The element bismuth can "float" between magnets due to magnetic levitation. What's the science behind this phenomenon?

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House Education Committee Investigates Antisemitism At UC Berkeley

House Education Committee investigates UC Berkeley's response to antisemitism on campus and its impact on Jewish students.

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Singapore's Business Landscape Attracts Global Talent For Innovation And Growth

Discover how Singapore's business ecosystem attracts global talent and fosters innovation, exemplified by P&G's success and commitment to sustainability.

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Watch scientists control a robot with their hands while wearing the Apple Vision Pro

Scientists built an app that let them control a robot using hand gestures while wearing the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.

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'Universal' brain wave pattern discovered across primate species — including humans

Scientists have uncovered a consistent brain-wave pattern that erupts throughout the cortex in several primates, including us.

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MIT Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism

MIT faces allegations of anti-Semitism, triggering a federal lawsuit and congressional inquiry.

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