The coronavirus had descended upon the complex, and veterans were dying rapidly. On Tuesday the toll reached 13 fatalities, with at least six due to the virus. Yet somehow, at a time when infection control at elder care facilities is of paramount importance, the outbreak was appa … | Continue reading
Social distancing appears to be working, according to a company that has more than a million smart thermometers in circulation. | Continue reading
Building a platform to analyze millions of data points can take months. This Boston startup did it in three weeks. | Continue reading
If you can successfully block access to your nose, throat, and eyes, you may avoid infection by the coronavirus, flu, and any of several hundred other respiratory viruses. | Continue reading
Akamai says that during peak usage hours it will slow down the downloads of video games, in an effort to ensure the Internet performs well for other users. | Continue reading
Can your cellphone track coronavirus? | Continue reading
Many of us were too selfish to follow suggestions to change our behavior. Now we’re in lockdown and people are needlessly dying. | Continue reading
The human race is facing a deadly pandemic unlike any seen in more than a century, and every day counts. | Continue reading
The rise of the coronavirus is leading to a surge of false and possibly dangerous misinformation. Where can people go to get the facts? | Continue reading
When deaths due to poverty, obesity, addiction, and depression rise, cancer death rates automatically fall, because the two categories of death share risk factors. | Continue reading
With the Trump administration spreading disinformation, the Freedom of Information Act is more important than ever. | Continue reading
A new on-line magazine produced by international students at Northeastern University aims to put a human face on the outbreak and challenge some of the falsehoods surrounding the coronavirus crisis. | Continue reading
Internet-connected thermostats, locks, and other devices are popular with apartment renters, but they also raise questions about data security. | Continue reading
After several years of breakneck growth, Wayfair may be hitting the brakes. | Continue reading
Some traditions must die. The first-in-the-nation primary and caucus distort presidential elections and do not represent the country. | Continue reading
After the Kansas City Chiefs beat out the San Francisco 49ers for their first Super Bowl title in 50 years, President Trump took to Twitter to congratulate the team for representing “the Great State of Kansas.” | Continue reading
Scientists at UVM and Tufts used a supercomputer to evolve a design for a living robot made out of frog cells, then built it. The new creature did what it was supposed to do --make its way across a Petri dish. There were also some surprises. | Continue reading
But Needham’s Standing Stone says it’s not panicking over impending competition for its ‘Lord of the Rings Online.’ | Continue reading
The Red Sox owner says, “Our plan has been the same since 2002, namely to be competitive year in and year out.” | Continue reading
The giant retailer has teamed up with Alert Innovation, a robotics engineering firm in North Billerica, to build a “micro-fulfillment center” — a semi-automated miniature warehouse. | Continue reading
A local woman and a man from New York state are accused of fatally shooting the mother of the woman’s ex-boyfriend on New Year’s Day. | Continue reading
Senator Susan Collins of Maine criticized some of her Senate colleagues, including Mitch McConnell, for appearing to “prejudge the evidence” in impeachment proceedings against President Trump. | Continue reading
Far from living in a uniquely awful era, we are wrapping up 10 of the best years our species has ever known. | Continue reading
A new Kennedy School report reveals what car culture costs us all. | Continue reading
It’s a noble goal, helping to save the planet. Reebok’s stated plan: to do it one step at a time. | Continue reading
A new model of food production is in the process of massively disrupting traditional livestock and dairy industries. | Continue reading
MIT’s decision to rename a lecture hall, which had the nondescript name of 54-100, as Shell Auditorium has ignited a backlash among students and environmental activists. | Continue reading
You’ve heard about the emoji committee, right? They’re the mysterious group of gatekeepers that decides whether to include a period emoji or one that’s gender neutral in the emoji keyboard. Used by 2.9 million people around the world, emojis help us communicate across cultures an … | Continue reading
Since its expiration date in 1994, the legend of “the Milk” has been growing over the years. Sort of like mold. | Continue reading
In Biddeford, Maine, the daily Journal Tribune succumbs to economic reality. | Continue reading
The plan would modernize the Bourne and Sagamore crossings, which were built 84 years ago and intended to last a half-century. | Continue reading
Facing an explosion of vaping-related illnesses, Governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday he is ordering a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts. | Continue reading
MIT Media Lab researcher Neri Oxman’s 2015 meeting with Epstein offers a window into how the lab was at once concerned about the optics of taking Epstein’s money and also tempted by his potential to donate and encourage others to give to the research center. | Continue reading
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. | Continue reading
Peter Cohen, a former director of development and strategy, said in a statement that when he joined the Media Lab in 2014, it already had established procedures for handling Jeffrey Epstein’s contributions. | Continue reading
Peter Cohen, a former director of development and strategy, said in a statement that when he joined the Media Lab in 2014, it already had established procedures for handling Jeffrey Epstein’s contributions. | Continue reading
The MIT Media Lab might have seemed like an unlikely place to be touched by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal — yet its financial ties to the disgraced sex trafficker have thrust it into turmoil. | Continue reading
Dr. Allen Steere led the research that led to the discovery of Lyme disease. Here’s what he thinks should happen now. | Continue reading
Last week, Joi Ito acknowledged he had extensive personal and professional ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Students have demanded a fuller accounting of Ito’s relationship with Epstein. And some have called on Ito to resign. | Continue reading
Last week, Joi Ito acknowledged he had extensive personal and professional ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Students have demanded a fuller accounting of Ito’s relationship with Epstein. And some have called on Ito to resign. | Continue reading
I know the current trend of progressive thinking about criminal justice blurs the line between right and wrong. But in this case: really? | Continue reading
A well-known member of MIT’s Media Lab announced plans to resign over revelations that the research center and its top leader took money from Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier who was accused of trafficking underaged girls. | Continue reading
A well-known member of MIT’s Media Lab announced plans to resign over revelations that the research center and its top leader took money from Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier who was accused of trafficking underaged girls. | Continue reading
Confirming details about Ms. Ruiz’s life was no easier after her apparent death than it was when she was alive. | Continue reading
Two MIT friends had a big idea and national and community support. Why did their plan fail? | Continue reading