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Scientists map how spacecraft design could affect astronauts’ mental health

Could the design of a spacecraft affect astronauts’ mental health? Scientists have mapped how everything from lighting and privacy to shared spaces could shape wellbeing on long missions to the Moon and Mars.

Euronews

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has retired from NASA after 30 years of public service, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments and leadership including two-time commander of the International Space Station and Chief of the Astronaut Office’s Commercial Crew Branch.

Space

From Thai Pineapple to Asia’s Rising Wellness Brand

In 2010, Peter Wainman suffered severe allergic reactions to synthetic chemicals in everyday household products while living in Thailand. The experience left him with intense skin inflammation and breathing difficulties. He also lives with celiac disease, an immune condition that has become far more common in recent decades, with rates…

Bangkok Post

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Fewer rules: Europe was built on coal and steel, not paperwork

The EU keeps churning out new rules, writes Gitta Connemann, head of Germany's CDU's influential business association, MIT. Small and medium-sized businesses bear the brunt of EU bureaucracy, she argues, calling for a halt to new regulation and for rules that add no value to be scrapped.

Euronews

EV Myth Busted: No, They're Not 'Dirtier' Than Gas Cars, Even If You Use Fossil Fuel Power

Skeptics claim that charging your EV with grids that use fossil fuel power is just as bad as burning gas. They're wrong.

InsideEVs

Kalshi’s 30-year-old CEO says most business advice is ‘trash’—he doesn’t read management books or listen to podcasts: ‘I’m gonna make it up as I go’

Kalshi cofounder Tarek Mansour slams founders for being over-reliant on ‘mostly trash’ business advice—he founded his now-$22 billion prediction market as a college grad.

Fortune

The next age of LLMs? Dev gets a small LLM running at 10 tokens a second locally on a $10 microcontroller

A 28.9M-parameter model runs on a microcontroller costing less than $10 at 9.88 tokens a second because 25M of those parameters never leave flash storage

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New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion's plastic waste problem

A new yarn combines the stretch of spandex with the recyclability of a single plastic, offering a potential path toward more sustainable clothing.

LiveScience

Northwood Space's Bridgit Mendler on the next chapter for space startups

Bridgit Mendler—a Harvard and MIT grad who cofounded Northwood in 2022—draws attention for her childhood as a Disney Channel star. But she’s chasing one of the most granular (and most vital) space economy problems.

Fortune

Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct

Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech… The post Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

AI before AI: The legacy of Norbert Wiener’s cybernetics (3/3)

British mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics in the 1940s, may deserve a place alongside artificial intelligence founders Alan Turing and John von Neumann. FRANCE 24 revisits this overlooked visionary who was also one of the first to warn against the automation of society.

France 24

Physicists find a way to control heat in a way once thought impossible

Researchers designed a material that can independently control how it absorbs and emits heat, and it even retains those settings once the power is turned off.

LiveScience

Despite dropping out of MIT to build $159 billion fintech Stripe, its CEO has a warning for Gen Z who want to copy him: ‘That was a poor intuition’

Stripe CEO Patrick Collison left MIT twice before building a $159 billion fintech firm—but says being a dropout isn’t key to seizing AI opportunity.

Fortune

16 Questions That Would Get You Into MIT In The 1800s – Prove Your Knowledge

Could you pass a university test from back in the 1800s? People like to think that it must have been so much easier to get into a university back in the day. After all, humanity has progressed so far since then, right? In that case, passing an MIT entrance exam…

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Why some people started wearing aluminium foil hats: The famous MIT study that found something completely unexpected

An MIT experiment found that aluminium foil hats amplified certain radio frequencies instead of blocking them. Written as satire, the study shows how scientific findings can be misinterpreted. While aluminium can reduce electromagnetic interference in controlled settings, homemade foil hats do not effectively shield against everyday signals.

International Business Times UK

AI's Rising Costs and Limits Are Forcing Them to Hire Humans Back, Executives Say

US companies are reversing AI-driven hiring freezes, acknowledging AI's limitations and resuming recruitment, especially for entry-level roles, as demand for human oversight and AI-native skills grows.

International Business Times UK

Is AI Making Us Less Creative? New Study Reveals What ChatGPT May Be Doing to Your Brain

A recent MIT study suggests AI may reduce creativity and cognitive engagement by encouraging reliance on technology. While AI can boost productivity, habitual use might weaken independent thinking and creativity.

Benzinga

AI Was Supposed to Shrink Workforces. Now Employers Say They Need More People

Some of America’s biggest companies are beginning to hire again after months of limiting headcount amid economic uncertainty and expectations that artificial intelligence could handle more work, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Sunday.

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How next-generation photovoltaics could contribute to electricity storage

Due to the falling price of silicon solar cells, as well as their manageable size, the sight of solar panels on household rooftops has become a familiar one. However, solar energy, as many other sustainable forms of energy, is intermittent. At peak moments, such as on sunny summer days, the…

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'Much more violent than predicted': A chunk of the universe's missing matter was powerfully hurled out of galaxies

The total amount of ordinary matter in our universe adds up to roughly one-tenth of what's expected. Now, scientists think they may have found some of it between galaxies.

The Times of India

MIT AI researcher warns replacing Gen Z with automation could be a billion-dollar mistake

Companies racing to replace entry-level employees with artificial intelligence may be saving money in the short term, but they could be creating a much bigger problem for the future, according to an MIT research scientist. Andrew McAfee, who co-leads the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Initiative on the Digital Economy, has…

International Business Times UK

Replacing Gen Z Workers With AI Could Be a Huge Mistake: Experts Warn Companies of Talent Crisis

AI may boost efficiency, but MIT's Andrew McAfee warns that eliminating entry-level roles could create a shortage of future leaders. Training and mentorship are key for success.

The Economic Times

Could your aluminum foil hat actually boost certain signals instead of blocking them? The surprising MIT experiment reveals what science really says about the mind-control myth

Could your aluminum foil hat actually boost certain signals instead of blocking them? A surprising MIT experiment found that, under specific radio frequencies, the answer wasn't as simple as most people believed. But does that mean the famous mind-control claim has any scientific basis? Here's what researchers actually discovered—and why…

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Education Dept. flags potential national security threat. Donations are pouring in to US universities from sanctioned Chinese entities

“I relate it to having kids and not parenting well.”

Fortune

MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce

CEOs who cut entry-level jobs risk long-term fallout, warns MIT’s Andrew McAfee—as IBM and Salesforce double down on Gen Z talent.

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