Harvard
- Cracks in America’s ‘mirror’Former Kennedy Center president urges steps to preserve vitality of the arts
- Is there a right way to write?In podcast, professionals share tips on technique, process — and tapping ‘deepest part of yourself, even if you’re writing something that is set on a spaceship’
- How her life shaped mineGish Jen’s ties with her mother were important, difficult. She examines why in new novel, ‘Bad Bad Girl.’
- What if AI could help students learn, not just do assignments for them?Professors find promise in ‘tutor bots’ that offer more flexible, individual, interactive attention in addition to live teaching
The Cougar
- Cougars fall short against Arizona despite strong performances from Gonzales, ReidCougars fall short against Arizona despite strong performances from Gonzales, Reid
- HOCO King, Queen driven by culture, communityHOCO King, Queen driven by culture, community
- ‘It’s all about showing that Coug spirit:’ Homecoming week recap‘It’s all about showing that Coug spirit:’ Homecoming week recap
- Melodies on the stairs: How Spirit of Houston’s flute section leader lives, breathes musicMelodies on the stairs: How Spirit of Houston’s flute section leader lives, breathes music
Indiana State News
- Indiana State University named one of the best universities in the U.S.This recognition places Indiana State approximately in the top 15% of four-year institutions in the nation.
- Indiana State University Dance Marathon program wins high honorsOn August 6, Indiana State University’s Dance Marathon was recognized with the Miracle Maker Award.
- Indiana State University raises $30 million during first year of the public phase of the Be So BOLD CampaignThis marks the highest annual fundraising amount in the university's history and represents the first time ISU has surpassed the $30 million mark in any given year.
- New Assistant to the President for State Government Relations announcedNew hire news
MIT News
- A “seating chart” for atoms helps locate their positions in materialsThe DIGIT imaging tool could enable the design of quantum devices and shed light on atomic-scale processes in cells and tissues.
- Charts can be social artifacts that communicate more than just dataResearchers find that design elements of data visualizations influence viewers’ assumptions about the source of the information and its trustworthiness.
- The student becomes the teacherTitus Roesler was ready to drop his class in signal processing. Now, he hopes to become an expert in the field.
- Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmittersScientists identified how circuit connections in fruit flies tune to the right size and degree of signal transmission capability. Understanding this could lead to a way to tweak abnormal signal transmission in certain disorders.
TechCrunch
- Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff AlsoThe pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane.
- Should you trust Tools for Humanity’s iris-scanning orb?Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: scanning your iris to verify your identity. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with Adrian […]
- What’s Updog? Datadog’s new tool tells you which apps are downCloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.
- Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago.
BBC Arabic
- نتنياهو يعلق على مشاركة تركيا في قوة غزة، والكنيست يصوّت لصالح ضم الضفة الغربية المحتلةألمح رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو إلى معارضته أي دور لقوات الأمن التركية في قطاع غزة في إطار مهمة لمراقبة وقف إطلاق النار مع حركة حماس.
- ما أهم العقبات أمام المرحلة الثانية من اتفاق وقف إطلاق النار في غزة؟تكثّفت الاجتماعات بين الحكومة الإسرائيلية وحركة حماس والوسطاء الدوليين في القاهرة والدوحة وتل أبيب، بهدف تثبيت وقف إطلاق النار والانتقال للمرحلة الثانية من الاتفاق، التي تُعدّ الأكثر تعقيداً وحساسية منذ اندلاع الحرب، على حد تعبير عدد من المصادر المقربة من الوفود المشاركة خلال حديثهم لبي بي سي.
- هل ستعرف الكائنات الذكية في المستقبل أن البشر عاشوا يوما ما على ظهر هذا الكوكب؟من غير المرجح أن تُكتشف الكثير من الحفريات البشرية في المستقبل البعيد. لكن إذا انقرضنا يوما ما، وحلَّ مكاننا نوع ذكي آخر بعد ملايين السنين، فسيظل لديهم بعض الأدلة على أننا سكنا الأرض قبلهم.
- شكران مرتجى تختار الغياب: لماذا يطالب سوريون بسحب جنسيتها؟أحدثت شكران مرتجى ضجة واسعة بعد حلقة من برنامجها "أوه لا لا" إثر تصريحات ضيفها سيف الدين سبيعي
