In 2016, MIT CSAIL researchers worked on a range of projects in robotics, theory, wireless technology, software systems, and other disciplines. Image: CSAIL By CSAIL MIT / 12.19.2016 Machines that predict the future, robots that patch wounds and wireless emotion-detectors are just a few of the exciting projects that came out of MIT’s Computer Science[…]
By Carole Raddato / 05.12.2016 Historian Exactly 1900 years ago¹, Hadrian survived a violent and devastating earthquake while wintering in Antioch during Trajan’s campaign in the east. Hadrian had been in Syria since January 114 CE as imperial legate (envoy to the emperor), and as such, had taken up residence in Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch[…]
A couple walk in the Israeli settlement of Maale Edumim, in the occupied West Bank on December 24, 2016. / Amir Cohen, Reuters By Agence France-Presse / 12.27.2016 Israel could advance plans this week for thousands of more homes in settlements in annexed east Jerusalem in defiance of a landmark UN resolution demanding an end to such[…]
12.21.2016 45-year-old Rakesh Shukla is a talented software engineer and CEO of a successful tech company, but among India’s animal lovers he is known as “The Dog Father”, an exceptional man who founded the country’s most advanced dog rescue center and who personally takes care of 735 abandoned pooches that nobody else wants. 10 years[…]
A 3D model of an East Greek wine jug. Image © Ure Museum. By Dr. James Lloyd / 04.21.2016 Historian In recent years, there has been a flurry of new technologies emerging at a price which makes them (just about) affordable, notably 3D scanners and printers, and such technologies have attracted attention in the news[…]
Berlin Gold Hat Detail. / Wikimedia Commons By Jen Brown / 11.26.2016 Historian After viewing thousands of artifacts in multiple museums, sometimes it can be tempting to just keep walking. But then there are times when something just grabs you, stopping you in your tracks.That’s what happened to me when I was in the Speyer,[…]
Photo by Adam Johansson. Continuing to shrink our oil consumption is one way to challenge the oil uber alles mentality of the Trump administration. By Mark Trahant / 12.26.2016 It’s easy for me to dismiss 2016 as a horrible year. There have been eight years of relative progress on issues I care about, from the[…]
By Heather L. Bennett / 04.19.2016 Visiting Instructor University of Buffalo We decided to create a timeline that merges [the chronology of] three civilizations together, so that we can all learn about the chronological order of the happenings around the world! Like, during the Dark Ages of Rome, when life seemed all so gloomy because of[…]
The Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street, Ephesus, Turkey By Carole Raddato / 11.16.2015 The Temple of Hadrian at Ephesus is regarded one of the most famous monuments of the ancient city of Ephesus. It lies on the south side of Curates Street, one of Ephesus’ main arteries connecting the Gate of Hercules with the[…]
Photo by Mark Treble, Flickr / Creative Commons By Dana Milbank / 12.27.2016 Washington Post Columnist Trump lieutenant Newt Gingrich has proposed an elegant solution for all the conflicts of interest swirling around the president-elect and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law. President-elect Donald Trump, Gingrich said, should let those in his administration do[…]