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Robert Hannigan, director of UK’s Government Communications Headquarters, gives a talk on encryption at the Media Lab Monday.
FEATURES EDITOR
March 10, 2016
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, spoke at MIT last Friday, saying “we need to reframe the debate about demographics” and the global challenges that come with demographic changes. Her plan to counter shrinking and ageing populations in advanced economies includes both policy-driven approaches, such as entitlement reform, as well as calls for technological innovation in healthcare and energy.
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STAFF WRITER
March 10, 2016
Peer2Peer, an anonymous web-based peer support platform, launched late last month. The site allows users to chat with fellow students; the Institute launched the site as part of an ongoing effort to lower the barrier for seeking help with mental health issues. Peer2Peer was spearheaded by Berj Chilingirian ’16 and two professionals at MIT Mental Health, Evan Waldheter and Rheinila Fernandes.
March 10, 2016
A small crowd of protesters gathered at the bottom of the steps of Lobby 7 Tuesday afternoon. They called on the U.S. government to release and repatriate Aafia Siddiqui ’95, a Pakistani neuroscientist who is currently serving an 86-year sentence in a prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
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- GUEST COLUMN: Mens et … mens? (3/10/16; 2 comments)
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- Sailing clinches third place at Brown University (3/10/16)
- A look back at Peyton Manning’s career (3/10/16)
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- Why I chose MIT (3/10/16; 2 comments)
- Random Hall turns 12 (3/10/16)
- A microbial bridge to MIT (3/10/16)
- PORTRAITS OF RESILIENCE: Barbara Johnson (3/10/16; 2 comments)
Arts
- MOVIE REVIEW: The Embrace of the Serpent: a song, a prayer, a symphony (3/10/16; 1 comment)
- INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes of Zootopia (3/10/16)
- MOVIE REVIEW: Zootopia is humorous but drives home a hard message (3/10/16)
- MOVIE REVIEW: WTF offers a unique perspective on life on the front line (3/10/16)