Hacker News
- Interactive zero knowledge 3-colorability demonstration http://web.mit.edu/~ezyang/Public/graph/svg.html 24 comments
- The Spread of Feynman Diagrams in the USA, Japan, and the USSR (2004) [pdf] http://web.mit.edu/dikaiser/www/Kaiser.SpreadingTools.pdf 2 comments
- Document Classification for Newspaper Articles (2009) [pdf] http://web.mit.edu/6.863/www/fall2012/projects/writeups/newspaper-article-classifier.pdf 4 comments
- Barcodes for the rest of us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/barcodes-0724.html 6 comments
- [N] Compute Costs with Machine Learning https://web.mit.edu/ 11 comments machinelearning
- MIT Website Redesign http://web.mit.edu/ 86 comments web_design
- Violations of Binding Theory ?! http://www.web.mit.edu/linguistics/halepapers/papers/hale082.pdf 8 comments linguistics
- Data-driven learning and children's language acquisition http://web.mit.edu/norvin/www/24.902/LegateYang.pdf 5 comments linguistics
- Productivity of suffix "-ish" as a degree marker http://web.mit.edu/ayakasug/www/Sugawara2012ish.pdf 17 comments linguistics
- What's Up With MIT's Website? http://web.mit.edu/ 9 comments web_design
- MIT Engineers design "living materials," which combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2014/engineers-design-living-materials.html 4 comments science
- New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/new-algorithm-can-dramatically-streamline-solutions-to-the-max-flow-problem-0107.html 3 comments compsci
- Computer scientists at MIT have developed a mapping algorithm that creates dense, highly detailed 3-D maps of indoor and outdoor environments in real time. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/3d-mapping-in-real-time-without-the-drift-0828.html 5 comments technology
- New system uses low-power Wi-Fi signal to track moving humans — even behind walls http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/new-system-uses-low-power-wi-fi-signal-to-track-moving-humans-0628.html 7 comments technology
- Groups are smarter than individuals and women make groups even smarter. http://web.mit.edu/press/2010/collective-intel.html#.ua-h_ipqpei.facebook 165 comments science
- Adventures in Three Monads - Logic, Prompt, Failure http://web.mit.edu/~ezyang/public/threemonads.pdf 8 comments haskell
- MIT researchers show it's pretty easy to track people based on 'anonymous' cellphone data http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/de-anonymize-cellphone-data-0327.html 8 comments science
- New material harvests energy from water vapor http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/new-material-harvests-energy-from-water-vapor-0110.html 4 comments science
- MIT scientists one step closer to mapping the living cell - the holy grail of biology http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/mapping-the-living-cell-0131.html 173 comments science
- ‘Invisibility’ could be a key to better electronics. A new approach that allows objects to become “invisible” has now been applied to an entirely different area: letting particles “hide” from passing electrons, which could lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices and new kinds of electronics. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/invisibility-core-shell-nanoparticles-1012.html 4 comments science
- Applying information theory to linguistics http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/applying-information-theory-to-linguistics-1010.html 6 comments linguistics
- Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS. http://web.mit.edu/press/2012/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors.html 4 comments technology
- MIT algorithm gets up to 10x speedup over FFT http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/faster-fourier-transforms-0118.html 48 comments programming
- MIT study shows that the increased presence of local female political leaders in India has had a marked impact on adolescents and their families, raising the career aspirations and educational performance of young women. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/female-politicians-0113.html 65 comments science
- MIT study shows that the increased presence of local female political leaders in India has had a marked impact on adolescents and their families, raising the career aspirations and educational performance of young women. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/female-politicians-0113.html 193 comments worldnews
- MIT ‘Artificial leaf’ makes fuel from sunlight http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/artificial-leaf-0930.html 9 comments technology
- Smarter robot arms - MIT story http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/smarter-robot-arms-0921.html 12 comments science
- The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmetic http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/fuzzy-logic-0103.html 167 comments programming
- Teaching real-world programming http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/teaching-programming-1028.html 56 comments programming
- New research from MIT suggests that closer, clustered networks have more influence on behavior than loose ties. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/social-networks-health-0903.html 9 comments technology
- Writing a Research Paper in Mathematics http://web.mit.edu/jrickert/www/mathadvice.html 3 comments math
- Writing a Research Paper in Mathematics http://web.mit.edu/jrickert/www/mathadvice.html 23 comments programming
- "Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have succeeded in creating a synthetic crystal that can very effectively control the transmission of heat — stopping it in its tracks and reflecting it back." http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/perfect-insulator-0322.html 5 comments science
- "Coding in C++ is like a knife fight. The compiler is your first enemy, and the system you're writing is the second." http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/writing_rant.html? 182 comments programming
- Explained: The Shannon limit http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/explained-shannon-0115.html 5 comments reddit.com
- What A Wet Moon Might Mean http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/3q-moon.html 6 comments space
- 'If we get through the next few weeks...' [The financial crisis as analyzed by MIT experts] http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/financial-1009.html 77 comments business
- MIT class project gets a gold star from Google - 'Locale' will let Android cell phones adjust to surroundings http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/android-prize-0829.html 8 comments programming
- Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/ariely-tt0409.html 69 comments reddit.com
- This is what happens when you build a house on acid. http://web.mit.edu/cjoye/www/funny/jay/acidhouse.jpg 7 comments reddit.com
- Multics, open sourced http://web.mit.edu/multics-history/ 14 comments programming
- Deep-sea oil rigs inspire designs for giant wind turbines (non-linkjacked) http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/wind.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Paul Krugman on third-world sweatshops http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/smokey.html 51 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles | MIT Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/ 1288 comments
- Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown https://phys.org/news/2020-06-astronomers-regular-rhythm-radio-unknown.amp 286 comments
- We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well | MIT Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-suspending-our-sat-act-requirement-for-the-2021-2022-application-cycle-as-well/ 208 comments
- GitHub - lihaoyi/macropy: Macros in Python: quasiquotes, case classes, LINQ and more! https://github.com/lihaoyi/macropy 103 comments
- CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific https://www.eco-business.com/news/co2-cuts-in-doubt-as-china-india-bend-coal-targets/ 62 comments
- Losing focus: Why tech is getting in the way of work - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32628753 41 comments
- Top US universities put their reputations online - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18191589 39 comments
- Open science: a future shaped by shared experience | Research | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/22/open-science-shared-research-internet 38 comments
- Solomon Golomb (1932–2016)—Stephen Wolfram Writings https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2016/05/solomon-golomb-19322016/ 36 comments
- Solomon Golomb (1932–2016)—Stephen Wolfram Writings http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2016/05/solomon-golomb-19322016/ 33 comments
- Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-efficient-fuel-carbon-dioxide.amp 31 comments
- Quantum physics explanation for smell gains traction - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12827893 29 comments
- Why a simple spreadsheet spread like wildfire | John Naughton | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/03/visicalc-software-first-killer-app-john-naughton 28 comments
- Crytek Need A Linux & Mac Engine Programmer for CryENGINE | GamingOnLinux http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/crytek-need-a-linux-mac-engine-programmer-for-cryengine.3902 27 comments
- Dennis Ritchie obituary | Computing | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/oct/13/dennis-ritchie 25 comments
- 'Yes or no?' White House won't say if Trump is a climate change denier | Donald Trump | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/02/yes-or-no-white-house-wont-say-if-trump-is-climate-change-denier 25 comments
- GitHub - disclose/research-threats: Collection of legal threats against good faith Security Researchers; vulnerability disclosure gone wrong. A continuation of work started by @attritionorg https://github.com/disclose/research-threats 20 comments
- Robotic surgery linked to 144 deaths in the US - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33609495 19 comments
- Self-sculpting sand robots are under development at MIT - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17603235 19 comments
- Open-sourced food production – the future of urban diets? | Open source | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/10/open-sourced-food-production-future-urban-diets 17 comments