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Grave of Thomas Wiltberger Evans in Philadelphia,...

May 28, 2020

In the middle of a quaint Victorian cemetery, a towering obelisk emerges from rows of cradle graves and weeping angels. At 150 feet, this massive monument is the final resting place of Thomas Wiltberger Evans, dentist extraordinaire to European nobility, courtier, Philadelphia native, and medical pioneer. Dr. Evans’ life was far from ordinary. His obituary in The New York Times stated that “no American has ever had a more remarkable career in Europe” and that he was “a secret envoy between……

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Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security...

May 28, 2020

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BEIJING (AP) — China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday that has strained relations with the United States and Britain and prompted new protests in the territory. The National People’s Congress approved the bill as it wrapped up an annual session that was held under intensive anti-coronavirus controls. The vote was 2,878-1 with six abstentions, in line with the high-profile but largely ceremonial body’s custom of near-unanimous support for all legal changes decided by…

Burg Drachenfels in Königswinter, Germany

May 28, 2020

The Drachenfels, a thousand-foot hill in Germany, is a site surrounded by legends. At the summit of the hill lie the ruins of a 12th century castle known as Burg Drachenfels. Literally meaning “Dragon’s Rock,” the Drachenfels abounds with dragon-related legends. One claims that a dragon lived here, but a Christian maiden’s prayers made it fly away and never return. In another, a different dragon is said to have been defeated by the use of gunpowder. According to another,……

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Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded...

May 28, 2020

The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games of chance have relied on the roll of a die, the flip of a coin, or the shuffling of cards to bring some randomness into the proceedings. In the second half of the 20th century, computers started taking over that role, for applications in cryptography, statistics, and artificial intelligence, as well as for various simulations — climatic, epidemiological, financial, and so forth…….

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Petrified Tree in Anaheim, California

May 28, 2020

Fans looking for the oldest attraction in Disneyland might venture to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle or It’s a Small World. But they’d be wrong. Instead, they should seek out an easily-missed petrified tree in Frontierland. The humble stump is estimated to be anywhere from 55 to 70 million years old. While the tree’s story began long ago, the tale of its journey to Disneyland began in the summer of 1956, when Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, went on a……

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Stackin’ raises $12.6M Series B to help...

May 28, 2020

Fintech’s funding boom for the past decade has led to a flurry of new consumer startups tackling a wide range of money-related issues, from saving apps to investing platforms. Should you download Robinhood, Stash, Public, Acorns, or Truebill? The fintech craze creates confusion for consumers when it comes to figuring out which startup is the best to handle your money. That clutter has created room for Venice-based Stackin’, a curated marketplace for fintech apps that today raised $12.6 million……

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Ponte degli Alpini in Bassano del Grappa,...

May 28, 2020

Ponte degli Alpini (Bridge of the Alpini), also known as Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), is a bridge over the River Brenta in the city of Bassano del Grappa, in northeastern Italy. The first wooden bridge on the site was built in 1209, but was destroyed in a flood in 1567. Rebuilding of the bridge started immediately, with one of the most famous architects of that time, Andrea Palladio, personally designing the new span in a way that closely resembled……

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Providing card services to fintech companies around...

May 28, 2020

This could have been Marqeta’s year to list as a public company on a major American stock exchange. The company, while still unprofitable, is a darling of the financial services sector and only last year reached a $2 billion valuation on the back of a $260 million round of financing. In the previously torrid public market environment that was supposed to see public listings from Airbnb and other unicorn companies, Marqeta could have been a contender. Now, in the……

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Media Advisory — MIT Online Commencement Friday,...

May 28, 2020

Members of the MIT community will come together from around the world to celebrate the Class of 2020 during an online ceremony on Friday, May 29 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. This year’s guest speaker will be Admiral William H. McRaven, a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral and the former chancellor of the University of Texas system. The program will also feature a charge to the graduates by MIT President L. Rafael Reif, salutes from student leaders, a community-sourced musical……

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Fintech regulations in Latin America could fuel...

May 27, 2020

Ximena Aleman Contributor Ximena Aleman is co-founder and chief business development officer at Prometeo, an open banking platform that serves Latin America. It may have entered the game later than other leading regions such as Europe and North America, but Latin America’s fintech industry is dynamic and growing fast. The sector was recently given a valuation of more than $150 billion and continues to expand year-on-year. And while the longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the sector is yet to be……

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Making nuclear energy cost-competitive

May 27, 2020

Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy source is finding novel and innovative ways to improve operations and maintenance (O&M) costs in the next generation of advanced reactors. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) established the Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear Assets (GEMINA) program to do exactly this. Through $27 million in funding, GEMINA is accelerating……

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Solve at MIT builds partnerships to tackle...

May 27, 2020

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT Solve, a marketplace for social impact innovation, transformed its annual flagship event, Solve at MIT, into an interactive virtual gathering to convene the Solve and MIT communities. On May 12, nearly 800 people tuned in from all around the world to take part in Virtual Solve at MIT. The event connected innovators and social impact leaders through breakout sessions to discuss Solve’s Global Challenges and other timely topics, brain trusts to advise……

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Lincoln Laboratory decommissions Lincoln Experimental Satellite–9

May 27, 2020

The longest continuously operating communications satellite in U.S. history, Lincoln Experimental Satellite–9 (LES-9), was decommissioned by MIT Lincoln Laboratory on May 20. The LES research team has been monitoring the satellite since it was launched in 1976. The gradual reduction in available power, coupled with the loss of the primary S-band telemetry data in early 2020, led to the decision to retire the satellite. “The Lincoln Experimental Satellite program was a monumental technical achievement and created the architectural framework……

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Podcast transcript: A tale of two classes...

May 27, 2020

Like this year’s seniors, the Class of 1970 had its final semester disrupted: Fifty years ago, growing unrest over the Vietnam War led to the cancellation of MIT classes. In the podcast and transcript below, Karen Arenson ’70 and senior Bahrudin Trbalic share their experiences. Karen A.: My classmates and I do feel a connection to the Class of 2020 and empathize with the way their final semester has been up-ended. Narrator: When Class of 1970 president, Karen Arenson,……

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Certosa di San Lorenzo (Padula Charterhouse) in...

May 27, 2020

The Padula Charterhouse (Certosa di Padula or Certosa di San Lorenzo) is one of Italy‘s oldest Carthusian monasteries, and also its largest. It is located in southerneastern Campania, in the Cilento National Park. The monastery’s cloister is the largest in the world, covering three acres (12,000 square meters). Founded in 1306, the charterhouse is dedicated to Saint Lawrence, who died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Valerian in 258. Many famous figures came to visit the……

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