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Shuffling the deck

November/December 2023

For high achievers who never give up, switching careers can be daunting. Here are five alumni who radically rethought their professional lives—and aren’t looking back.

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  • Categorized in MIT News: Cover story

    Shuffling the deck

    For high achievers who never give up, switching careers can be daunting. Here are five alumni who radically rethought their professional lives—and aren’t looking back.

  • Categorized in MIT News: Feature story

    Tapping into the ocean to combat climate change

    Chloe Dean, a grad student in the MIT–Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution joint program, is working to help harness the power of the ocean to safely sequester carbon.

  • Categorized in MIT News: Feature story

    Superhero U

    From the invincible Iron Man to the diabolical Doctor Octopus, Marvel’s mightiest characters share ties to the Institute. Here’s why.

  • Categorized in From the president

    Tuning in

    MIT’s newly tenured faculty are amazing. Listen in as I chat with them in my new podcast, Curiosity Unbounded.

  • Categorized in Seen on campus

    Barbie meets Dr. Who

    First-years embrace Mens et Manus in a project that reimagines the Barbie stereotype.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

    Do-it-yourself breast ultrasound

    A device that can be incorporated into a bra could help people check for early-stage tumors between routine mammograms.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

    A clever shield against photo fakery

    AI makes it easy to tamper with images online, but an MIT-built system subtly alters them to foil the manipulation.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

    Energy-storing concrete

    A mix of cheap, abundant materials could hold electricity from wind or solar in foundations or roads.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

    Low-power underwater communication

    A battery-free system could send signals across kilometer-scale distances to aid climate monitoring and more.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

    AI-tocracy

    The Chinese government has enhanced its power—and the country’s tech sector—by using AI-based facial recognition to help stifle dissent.

  • Categorized in MIT News: 77 Mass Ave

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    November/December 2023

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