WCVB’s “Chronicle” visited MIT to learn more about how it “nurtures groundbreaking efforts, reminding us that creativity and science thrive together, inspiring future advancements in engineering, medicine, and beyond.”

Vana is a decentralized platform that lets users own and control their data that are “needed to create better AI systems,” co-founder Anna Kazlauskas ’19 says. Users can contribute data while retaining ownership of AI models and earning rewards.

In the latest episode of the Curiosity Unbounded podcast, President Sally Kornbluth speaks with Christopher Palmer about his research on household financial decision making around mortgages, car loans, and how best to save for retirement.

Evelina Fedorenko studied six languages as a girl, gaining strong interests in language and linguistics. Today, she’s a neuroscientist who studies how our brains process language by mapping relevant brain regions and exploring their development.

Aaron Leanhardt PhD '03 spoke with The Athletic about his work on a new “torpedo-like” baseball bat, saying: “It’s just about making the bat as heavy and as fat as possible in the area where you’re trying to do damage on the baseball.”

Mechanical engineer Kodiak Brush ’17, a former MIT linebacker, led the development of a lightweight football helmet that’s been rated the safest ever tested by a leading lab. His approach harkened back to what he learned in 2.009 (Product Engineering Process).