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How Cal Newport rewrote the productivity gospel

His strategies for stressed-out knowledge workers have sold 2mn books. What does he know that we don’t?

Financial Times

Binance once tried to hire SEC Chair Gary Gensler

The SEC chair rejected the offer, and those of several other companies, while he worked at MIT from 2018 to 2021.

Fortune

The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out

By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will only be enough college graduates with computing degrees to fill 24% of these jobs. For decades, the U.S. has poured resources into improving gender representation in the tech industry. However, the numbers are not improving…

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Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

The Guardian - US

Scots cops probing Greenock 'shooting' appeal for footage from public

The victim, named locally as dad-of-three Neil Wilson, was found seriously injured at a home in the Inverclyde town at 1.15am.

Daily Record

These Trailblazers Were America’s 1st Black Meteorologists

When people of color were breaking into roles previously denied, African Americans became the first Black meteorologists

Zenger

This Pill Sensor Could Track Digestive Conditions In Never-Before-Seen Detail

A new pill-sized ingestible device uses an electromagnetic field to offer real-time updates on the digestive system to doctors.

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Smart pill could help doctors pinpoint digestive difficulties – study

The sensor can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract and help diagnose digestive disorders.

The Independent UK

Children Attending Preschool More Likely To Attend College, Reveals Study

As per an empirical study headed by an MIT economist, children who start preschool at the age of four are considerably more likely to attend college. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study: Children attending preschool more likely to go to college

Children who start preschool at the age of four are considerably more likely to attend college, according to an empirical study headed by an MIT economist. Read full details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality

Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off

The Guardian - US

Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Offers Insight On Battery Recycling

In a recent interview for MIT Technology Review, JB offers some new insights into the massive challenge of building a circular economy, and why we can’t wait.

InsideEVs

Researchers Find Why Immunotherapy Doesn't Work Well For Lung Cancer Treatment

Some cancers respond well to immunotherapy, a medication therapy that prompts the immune system to target tumours, although results against lung cancer have been conflicting. Read full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

MIT's Free Speech Problem

Daryl Morey raises concerns about the lack of free expression at his alma mater.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman engineering secret could make today’s buildings greener

In a new study, researchers found a key ingredient in durable Roman concrete that could make today's buildings last longer.

Reason

MIT Faculty Senate Statement on Free Speech

College Fix (Jennifer Kabbany) reports that the statement was approved by the Faculty Senate by a 98-52 vote: Free Expression Statement adopted by the MIT faculty 12/21/22 The influential 1949 Lewis Report observed that MIT's mission was "to encourage initiative, to promote the spirit of free and objective inquiry, to…

Liverpool Echo

Killer still walking streets after dad shot dead and doused in acid

Liam Smith was found dead on the pavement just yards away from his home

Fortune

It's time to quit capitalism's obsession with growth. Focus on 'degrowth' instead, argues a growing movement in economics

“It seems that humanity is thriving and committing suicide at the same time,” noted author Ugo Bardi.

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An MIT professor and his one-time student founded a startup that may revolutionize $60bn pesticide market

Kripa Varanasi and his one-time Ph.D. advisee found ways to get droplets to stick to plants.

Fortune

Researchers asked workers what they wanted most from employers during the pandemic, and it wasn’t remote work

Transparency, clear communication, and general support are most important to workers.

Evening Standard

Sam Bankman-Fried: the crypto pioneer behind one of the largest financial frauds in history

The 30-year-old is facing decades in jail after being found guilty of fraud. So how did the FTX founder end up here? Amy Francombe reports

Evening Standard

Who is Sam Bankman-Fried and why was the FTX founder arrested in the Bahamas?

The former ’King of Crypto’ is currently behind bars

WEKU

Two fledgling entrepreneurs win MIT prizes for their global health apps

The winners confronted stigma and health equity in some countries with their tech ideas to help LGBTQI+ youth reach out for help and let women access private OB-GYN care.

Al Jazeera

Maria Telkes: Why Google honours her today

Telkes was an innovative scientist recognised for her contributions to solar energy technologies.

The Independent UK

Maria Telkes: Who was the ‘Sun Queen’ biophysicist who championed solar energy?

Visionary Hungarian-American scientist foresaw the potential of renewable power

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