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Los Angeles, California - An international research team led by UCLA life scientists has, for the first time, quantified the direct influence of climate on the growth of ecosystems around the globe.
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Los Angeles, California - If there’s a “secret sauce” for success, it just might be grit. As defined by psychologist Angela Duckworth, it refers to a kind of persistence that only gets stronger in the face of adversity. It’s a hallmark of overachievers, whether in the office or the classroom, and drives them on even when they’re staring down failure.
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Washington, DC - Climate change threatens to put hundreds of millions people - mostly women and children - at risk of hunger unless inequalities in the food system are tackled simultaneously with climate change.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - The challenges of providing clean, reliable energy, water, and food to people everywhere - and especially in parts of the developing world - is a key focus of Solve, a four-day conference taking place this week at MIT. A full day of talks, workshops, and discussions was devoted to the topic on Tuesday.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Keeping track of time is critical for many tasks, such as playing the piano, swinging a tennis racket, or holding a conversation. Neuroscientists at MIT and Columbia University have now figured out how neurons in one part of the brain measure time intervals and accurately reproduce them.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT’s inaugural Solve conference opened with a splash on Monday, as a diverse group of technologists, entrepreneurs, and experts hailed the importance of addressing our most urgent global problems.
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