How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profit
Consumers can turn plastic waste into valuable products at minimal cost using the open source technologies associated with DRAM – distributed recycling and additive manufacturing.
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~9 min
COVID-19 vaccines: Open source licensing could keep Big Pharma from making huge profits off taxpayer-funded research
Governments must embrace policies that promote sharing and collective invention to create and distribute a vaccine quickly.
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~9 min
Is it time to resume COVID restrictions in some safe states?
Officials in states that appear to have COVID-19 under control should keep an eye on a slow rise in cases, and take the chance to enact modest measures before case numbers begin to rise rapidly again, a Harvard expert said.
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~5 min
Coronavirus: Will lockdown easing see more of us using rivers?
There has been a surge in people visiting waterways after the lockdown was eased, outdoor groups say.
July 23, 2020 • ~7 min
Personality can predict who's a rule-follower and who flouts COVID-19 social distancing guidelines
Psychologists call these traits the 'Big Five': openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. A researcher suggests your profile implies your response to social distancing.
July 15, 2020 • ~9 min
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19
The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in Covid-19 research.
June 29, 2020 • ~5 min
MIT, guided by open access principles, ends Elsevier negotiations
Institute ends negotiations for a new journals contract in the absence of a proposal aligning with the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts.
June 11, 2020 • ~4 min
In a suddenly remote spring, library support services carry on
Despite closing campus locations, the MIT Libraries continue to provide vital support for teaching, learning, and research.
May 7, 2020 • ~7 min
MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts yields new open-access model
The MIT Libraries and three universities negotiate innovative agreement with the Association for Computing Machinery.
Feb. 24, 2020 • ~3 min
Two new Climate Change Master's programmes launched at Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is launching two new climate-focused graduate programmes, exploring the past and potential futures of the interaction between the planet and humanity, to train a new generation of creative and innovative leaders to respond to our most pressing global challenge.
Oct. 30, 2019 • ~5 min
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