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Freeman Dyson’s Letters Offer Another Glimpse of Genius
By David Kaiser
March 5, 2020
Dyson’s typewritten letters give an impression of his quick mind at work;
often stray letters appear above…
Quantum Conversations, Entanglement, and the American Cold War “Physics Bubble”
By Michael D. Gordin
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
TRAINING TO BECOME a physicist is really hard work. I know because I’m not…
The Steady State: When Astronomers Tried to Overthrow
the Big Bang
Some astronomers didn’t like the religious implications of a universe with a beginning. Their alternative was the so-called “steady state…
By Kate Brown
Nov. 19, 2019
9:59 AM
Nuclear accidents often aren’t surprises. Whistleblowers had warned of the dangers before such disasters occurred in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine, and 25 years…
Celebrating Leo Marx on his 100th birthday
Over 40 years, the influential historian helped build MIT’s Program in
Science, Technology, and Society into a world leader in the field.
The…
Historian of the hinterlands
In overlooked spots on the map, MIT Professor Kate Brown examines the turbulence of the modern world.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
November 12, 2019
History…
Podcast: Lucy Suchman, “Artificial Intelligence & Modern Warfare”