Reading up on MIT
6 deep · digging since dec 05, 25
- Vibe Astronomy: discovering exoplanets! - by Paras Chopra
Paras Chopra reports finding two Earth-sized exoplanet candidates in TESS data, showing periodic dimming consistent with planets of about one Earth radius.
- The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired for the Apollo project at MIT, passed away at the age of 90.
- Agency and Agents - by Ethan Mollick - One Useful Thing
AI agents can self‑organize, coordinate via shared tools, and pursue goals without human input, revealing both their potential and the need for human oversight.
- Kalshi’s C.E.O. Isn’t Interested in Management Advice
Tarek Mansour, Kalshi’s MIT-educated CEO and co-founder, rejects conventional management advice to maintain a mathematical, objective approach in building his prediction market company.
- College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science - The New York Times
College students are increasingly choosing artificial intelligence majors over traditional computer science, with MIT's new AI and decision-making program becoming the second-most-popular undergraduate major.