Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews, with less consideration of how projects would contribute to climate change

The Supreme Court will consider how far outward federal agencies should look when they analyze how a proposed action could affect the environment.

J.B. Ruhl, Professor of Law, Director, Program on Law and Innovation, and Co-director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Dec. 4, 2024 ~11 min

Why you shouldn’t lie to your children about Father Christmas, according to philosophers

I reviewed philosophers’ views on the ethics of deception and applied them to parental lies.

Joseph Millum, Senior Lecturer, Philosophy, University of St Andrews • conversation
Dec. 4, 2024 ~8 min


Smart windows could be the next big thing in renewable heating

Windows that can be darkened at the touch of a button are already reducing the need for aircon.

Anurag Roy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Engineering, University of Exeter • conversation
Dec. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security – but would you swallow it?

Innovative water management can reshape perceptions and demonstrate the feasibility of recycled wastewater.

Lynsey Melville, Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment, Birmingham City University • conversation
Dec. 4, 2024 ~8 min

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful

MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 4, 2024 ~6 min

3 Questions: Community policing in the Global South

International research co-led by Professor Fotini Christia finds an approach lauded in the US works differently in other regions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Dec. 4, 2024 ~6 min

A new way to create realistic 3D shapes using generative AI

Researchers propose a simple fix to an existing technique that could help artists, designers, and engineers create better 3D models.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Rohingya Men Leaving Refugee Camps to Fight in Myanmar

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 3, 2024 ~6 min


South Korean Man Guilty of Gaining Weight to Avoid Military Service

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 3, 2024 ~3 min

From refugee to MIT graduate student

As a child, a civil war drove Mlen-Too Wesley out of Liberia. As an adult, he has returned and is applying what he learned in an MITx MicroMasters program to help the West African nation thrive.

Marisa Demers | MIT Open Learning • mit
Dec. 3, 2024 ~6 min

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