The massive head of the fearsome dragon Smaug glowers at Weta booth passerby with an animated eye at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

Batman ‘66 artist Ruben Procopio shows off his illustration skills for fans at DC Comics’ booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

Ellar Coltrane as Mason in Richard Linklater’s new movie Boyhood.

Spectra writer Rebecca Thompson at the PhysicsCentral booth in the exhibit hall at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

A zombie cosplayer poses with zombie actors at the Walking Dead display at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

A Joker cosplayer shows off his smile outside the Cinema Makeup School booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

Comic-Con attendees enjoy some game time on custom-built arcade cabinets at the Behemoth booth during San Diego Comic-Con 2014.

Padma Lakshmi, host of the television show Top Chef, has a discussion with Professor Linda Griffith and Professor Anantha P. Chandrakasan during a visit to the CGR on Wednesday, June 18. Lakshmi, who suffers from Endometriosis and co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America, has been a supporter of the CGR since its inception in 2009.

The proposed plan for Kendall Square as of July 14, 2014, which calls for new buildings for commercial, retail, and academic uses, as well as new graduate student housing.

An aerial view of the East Campus/Kendall Square area that is the subject of the proposal Provost Martin Schmidt sent to the MIT community on July 14, 2014, which calls for new buildings for commercial, retail, and academic uses, as well as new graduate student housing.