450M-year-old organism comes back to life in robot form

A "Softbotics" replica of pleurocystitids, a marine organism that existed 450 million years ago, could offer new insight into the evolution of locomotion.

Kaitlyn Landram-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Nov. 7, 2023 ~6 min

To sense the world, we all shimmy like a knifefish

An electric knifefish does a shimmy in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place—to make sense of their surroundings.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 ~6 min


Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety

A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.

Karen Magruder, Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington • conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 ~8 min

AI-driven tool makes it easy to personalize 3D-printable models

With Style2Fab, makers can rapidly customize models of 3D-printable objects, such as assistive devices, without hampering their functionality.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Sept. 15, 2023 ~8 min

The case of the missing Lyme vaccine

Science can protect your dog, but not you. Expert explains why '90s vaccine for humans disappeared and details efforts to develop a new one.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 24, 2023 ~10 min

Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever

Not only is degrowth is not the same as negative GDP growth, it is actually better for the planet.

Katharina Richter, Lecturer in Climate, Politics and Society, University of Bristol • conversation
May 23, 2023 ~8 min

'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.

Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University • conversation
April 27, 2023 ~10 min

Extinction Rebellion gave it 'the Big One' with a four-day peaceful protest – now what?

The group has eschewed disruptive protest in the pursuit of ‘building relationships’.

Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
April 27, 2023 ~7 min


Keeping NBA players on the court is no small 'feet'

The gargantuan feet of NBA players are the stuff of legend. But nearly two-thirds of their injuries occur below the waist, and they have a 25.8% chance of incurring an ankle injury every season.

Philip Anloague, Associate Provost; Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton • conversation
April 21, 2023 ~7 min

3D-printed revolving devices can sense how they are moving

A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2023 ~8 min

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