Physics Professor Walter Lewin, right, uses the scientific method to prove that the latke is superior to the hamentashen because it can produce light. At left, the audience enjoys the third annual clash of the Jewish delicacies, the Latke-Hamentashen Debate, held Monday, March 14, in Room 10-250. Photos / Laura Wulf
Biodiversity researchers tested vision systems on how well they could retrieve relevant nature images. More advanced models performed well on simple queries but struggled with more research-specific prompts.
Inviting recent postdocs and sabbatical-eligible faculty to pursue their research at MIT, new programs envision eventually supporting 16 Israeli scholars on campus annually.