Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 5, 2024 ~7 min

Q&A: A STEAM framework that prepares learners for evolving careers and technologies

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide.

Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min


Empowering systemic racism research at MIT and beyond

Researchers in the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism are building an open data repository to advance research on racial inequity in domains like policing, housing, and health care.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

How bacteria affects sourdough bread smell and flavor

New research examines how certain strains of bacteria influence the smell and flavor of sourdough bread.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics

Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~8 min

Climate Extremes Continue, Bringing Floods to Spain

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 3, 2024 ~6 min

NASA to Launch Instruments to Study Water on Moon

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 3, 2024 ~5 min

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned

The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.

Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~7 min


3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?

Extraction of nickel, an essential component of clean energy technologies, needs stronger policies to protect local environments and communities, MIT researchers say.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Nov. 1, 2024 ~6 min

How to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox

Disconnecting from the digital realm from time to time is good for your well-being, but doing so can be difficult. There are steps you can take, however, to get in the habit of putting your phone down.

Karen Anne Wallach, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Alabama in Huntsville • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~8 min

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