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Pandemic. Inequality. Isolation.

September/October 2020

The MIT community takes on the challenges of our time.

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Tackling covid
MIT researchers have always been drawn to urgent, life-or-death problems. The pandemic is keeping them busy.
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That chatbot I’ve loved to hate
In quarantine, we see the emptiness of pretend empathy.
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Dismantling the racist mindset
Making MIT welcoming to Black students begins with teaching our children to be antiracist— and learning how ourselves.
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The Minecraft Institvte of Technology
When undergrads had to leave MIT in March, they built a virtual replica of the campus online.
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Virtual Tech Challenge
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Standing together
The Institute must do more to combat systemic racism and injustice.
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New antibodies in just months
A faster way to develop immune-stimulating drugs has yielded a potential treatment for yellow fever and holds promise for covid-19.
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A strange rhythm in space
Astronomers have detected a pattern of radio-wave bursts emanating from the outskirts of a distant galaxy.
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Brain on a chip
A new design for artificial synapses could lead to small, portable AI devices.
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Which businesses should be open?
MIT economists analyzed a vast array of data to inform more rational decisions about managing the covid economy.
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Peat’s Sake
Satellite imaging documents the environmentally devastating loss of Southeast Asia’s peatlands.
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Stiff roads save fuel
Simple paving changes could significantly reduce emissions from trucking.
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