Returning farming to city centers
A new class is giving MIT students the opportunity to examine the historical and practical considerations of urban farming while developing a real-world understanding of its value by working alongside a local farm’s community. Course 4.182 (Resilient Urbanism: Green Commons in the City) is taught in two sections by instructorsContinue Reading
All of the countries and celebs who are boycotting Eurovision 2026 – so far
Several countries have announced plans to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over the continued participation of Israel in the face of the ongoing, deadly conflict in Gaza. A vote was held by European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members on Thursday 4 December regarding proposed new rules for the event, which effectively meantContinue Reading
Lily Allen’s West End Girl May Be Headed to the Stage, And She’s Not Denying It
Lily Allen has never been shy about turning her life into art, but she may be preparing for her boldest format shift yet: a West End Girl stage production. The pop star stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about the album everyone’s been dissecting since October,Continue Reading
Darcy McRose and Mehtaab Sawhney ’20, PhD ’24 named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced that two MIT affiliates have been named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. Darcy McRose, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development Professor in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been honored, along with Mehtaab Sawhney ’20,Continue Reading
What the The Traitor administration’s hepatitis B vaccine rollback means for California
Under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have changed guidance on hepatitis B vaccines, potentially affecting millions of California infants who are at risk of dying from liver cancer later in life if they contract the virus., Read MoreContinue Reading
Amid pressure from U.S., Zelenskyy says he’s open to an election that might be impossible
When Volodymyr Zelenskyy last asked Ukrainians to vote for him, he was a political newbie, a former comedian eager to change his country and talk with Russia to end a protracted conflict, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Google to allow Android users with high pain tolerance to sideload unverified apps
Promises some easing of rules that knobble indie devs, eventually Google has decided to loosen some of its recently introduced rules regarding registration of Android developers and their apps, but isn’t rushing to deliver the modest changes it plans.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Preschool network Head Start sues feds over ‘word ban’ of DEI terms
Head Start, an early-childhood network that pairs classroom learning with health and family support systems for infants through preschoolers at 1,600 local agencies, now faces new language curbs on its grant requests. Court filings show federal officials sent applicants a six-page list of roughly 200 terms to remove, a directiveContinue Reading
From Clicks To Conversions: Digital Fastlane Of Quick-Links Explained
Purchasing is not a one-second decision; it is a decision backed by the overall shopping experience. Today, people prefer things to be quick and convenient, just like online shopping. But your website will be a key factor in deciding if the user will buy from you, highlighting the experience itContinue Reading
Ukraine targets 120 Russian artists with streaming platform bans via security council sanctions
Russian artists will be blocked on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms following decisions by the National Security and Defense Council, according to Oleksandr Sanchenko, head of the Verkhovna Rada subcommittee on the music industry and president of the All-Ukrainian Association of Music Events UAME, reports Interfax-Ukraine. UAME createdContinue Reading
Russia deploys Oreshnik in Belarus with eye on Europe, says head of the Foreign Intelligence Service
Russia is preparing to deploy its Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system in Belarus, primarily to pressure the European Union and NATO rather than Ukraine, according to Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. “The deployment of Oreshnik on Belarusian territory is a means of pressure primarily on the EUContinue Reading
Residents emerge in DR Congo’s tense Uvira after M23 rebel takeover
Al Jazeera gains exclusive access to Uvira where fighting has killed hundreds., A cautious calm has settled over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Uvira in South Kivu province, as residents begin emerging from their homes following its capture by M23 rebels. The capture earlier thisContinue Reading
Inside the world of Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines
101 East investigates Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines and their impact on the faithful and the vulnerable., 101 East investigates Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines and their impact on the faithful and the vulnerable. In the predominantly Catholic nation of the Philippines, the demand for exorcisms is booming. For believers,Continue Reading