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Columbia University protests draw bipartisan rebukes from D.C. over alleged antisemitism

Three Jewish lawmakers plan to walk with Jewish students and speak at Columbia on Monday.

Axios · Apr 22, 2024

Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2024

“Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up

Just because you were bookish and got top marks in school doesn’t mean that this is what the rest of your life is going to be like. The post “Absolutely Bloody Tragic”: 50 People Reveal Where The Smartest Kid Of Their Class Ended Up first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Apr 18, 2024

Meet Srikanth Bolla, the first blind student of MIT, US who inspired Rajkummar Rao starrer movie

Srikanth Bolla dons many hats. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Bollant Industries. Until now, the 32-year-old's achievements might have taken you by surprise, but wait until you know more about him.

The Times of India · Apr 12, 2024

7 Claude 3 AI prompts to try to boost your productivity

Claude 3 is one of the most advanced AI chatbots on the market and these prompts will give you a productivity boost.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 5, 2024

Suzanna Sherry on DEI/Critical Race Theory and Antisemitism

Professor Sherry is an emerita professor at Vanderbilt Law School. Back in 1997, she and Professor Daniel Farber wrote a book, Beyond All Reason, critiquing Critical Race Theory. Perhaps their most controversial argument was that Critical Race Theory, in denying that there was such a thing as objective merit, and…

Reason · Apr 2, 2024

Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

Space · Mar 28, 2024

MIT to host Solar Electric Vehicle Championship from March 27-31 in Manipal

SEVC 2024 will serve as a platform for engineering enthusiasts, innovators, and students from across India to demonstrate their skill in designing and constructing solar powered electric vehicles.

The Hindu · Mar 26, 2024

MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster

Scientists have built a framework that gives generative AI systems like DALL·E 3 and Stable Diffusion a major boost by condensing them into smaller models — without compromising their quality.

LiveScience · Mar 26, 2024

Bismuth is so strongly repelled from magnets, it levitates. How?

The element bismuth can "float" between magnets due to magnetic levitation. What's the science behind this phenomenon?

LiveScience · Mar 23, 2024