Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

‘Energy poverty’ hits US residents more in the South and Southwest

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Brian Eastwood

The LIHEAP formula for calculating energy aid was written in the 1980s. Researchers propose a solution that recognizes the cost of cooling a warming south.

Nov 18, 2024

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Alumni

Admiral Thad Allen, SF ’89, and Frank Finelli, SM ’86

In this special episode of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies, host Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, sits down with two distinguished guests: Admiral Thad Allen, SF ’89, former Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and Frank Finelli, SM ’86, a senior advisor at The Carlyle Group and founder of the ...

Nov 14, 2024

To help improve the accuracy of generative AI, add speed bumps

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Beth Stackpole

Introducing “targeted friction” into AI workflows can improve overall accuracy and reduce uncritical adoption.

Nov 13, 2024

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Center for Development & Entrepreneurship

PRESS RELEASE: The Legatum Center at MIT 2024-25 Cohort of Foundry Fellows Tour Kenya’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads its 2024-2025 Foundry Fellows on an ecosystem tour of Nairobi, Kenya. Over a three-day tour of Nairobi and a week-long experience in Kenya, Africa’s top innovation-driven entrepreneurs wi...

Nov 13, 2024