Climate Change The “mind-boggling” task of protecting New York City from rising seas There are plans to fortify the city’s 520 miles of coast—but some of them will be unpopular. by Courtney Humphries 2019-04-24T07:00:25-04:00
Humans and Technology Digital immortality: How your life’s data means a version of you could live forever Your family and friends will be able to interact with a digital “you” that doles out advice—even when you’re gone. by Courtney Humphries 2018-10-18T05:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Measuring Up Denied more lab space for her pioneering research, Nancy Hopkins whipped out her tape measure. What she found sparked a movement to address gender bias in science. by Courtney Humphries 2017-08-16T07:00:00-04:00
MIT News feature Preparing for the Worst Miho Mazereeuw’s Urban Risk Lab designs everyday infrastructure to help people weather crises. by Courtney Humphries 2016-12-20T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Brain Control of Paralyzed Limb Lets Monkey Walk Again A step toward repairing spinal cord injury with electronics. by Courtney Humphries 2016-11-09T12:26:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Polina Anikeeva | Innovators Under 35 A creative scientist sees new ways to record and stimulate brain activity. by Courtney Humphries 2015-08-18T00:05:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Can We Identify Every Kind of Cell in the Body? A microscopic quest to find out what we’re really made of. by Courtney Humphries 2015-05-18T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Why Zapping the Brain Helps Parkinson’s Patients Deep brain stimulation could lead to a more effective, self-tuning device for Parkinson’s. by Courtney Humphries 2015-04-13T14:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A Step Toward Artificial Cells, Built from Silicon A microfluidic cell copies some basic functions of life. by Courtney Humphries 2014-12-12T11:00:00-05:00
MIT News feature The Body Electric Hugh Herr, SM ’93, isn’t just developing more capable prosthetic limbs. He’s rethinking what humans can do. by Courtney Humphries, SM ’04 2014-10-21T00:00:00-04:00
