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Future Cars Will Monitor Driver’s Health

Computers in cars can already detect subtle changes in the driver’s body and in driving patterns.

2013/01/15

Photo Credit: Fred Benenson/Wikimedia Commons)

Swartz Father Blames ‘Government’ At Son’s Funeral

Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz was “killed by the government,” his father told mourners Tuesday during his son’s funeral in suburban Chicago.

2013/01/15

Hacker, Activist Indicted In Massive Data Theft From MIT Found Dead

A former fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Ethics, and co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead.

2013/01/12

A New York City subway tunnel flooded after Hurricane Sandy

What If Hurricane Sandy Hit Boston?

Tunnels flooded for days. City streets overrun with water. Could we ever see damage like that in Boston?

2012/11/02

(Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Syracuse University)

Dalai Lama In Boston For Three-Day Trip

The Dalai Lama will be in Cambridge and Boston as part of a three-day trip to Massachusetts to speak about religion, meditation, economics, peace and the environment.

2012/10/14

Report: 5 Of Top 35 Best Colleges Are In Massachusetts

The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings are out and five of the top 35 national universities are in Massachusetts.

2012/09/12

(Photo credit DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Star Births Seen On Cosmic Scale In Distant Galaxy

Scientists have found a cosmic supermom. It’s a galaxy that gives births to more stars in a day than ours does in a year.

2012/08/15

One of the first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover and transmitted to Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. (Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech via Getty Images)

MIT Grad Part Of Successful Curiosity Rover Landing On Mars

“Touchdown confirmed,” said engineer and MIT grad Allen Chen. “We’re safe on Mars.”

2012/08/06

A new device could make painful needles a thing of the past.

New Medical Technology May Eliminate Need For Needles, Shots

A Cambridge company says their device aims to change the way we draw blood.

2012/07/12

Health Officials Warn Of Potentially Toxic Algae Bloom In Charles River

The “dirty” water in the Charles River is being called dangerous. Health officials say potentially toxic algae is growing near the MIT boathouse. It’s the result of the recent warm weather.

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