Exoplanets + caregiver support + cosmetics regulation

By rahmat hidayat

Rabu, 13 Agustus 2025

view in browser MIT Daily August 13, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Worlds Without Water Planets without water could still host certain liquids, new experiments have found. These “ionic liquids” can form through common planetary processes and might be capable of supporting life even on waterless planets. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines MIT tool visualizes and edits “physically impossible” objects By visualizing Escher-like optical illusions in 2.5 dimensions, the “Meschers” tool could help scientists understand physics-defying shapes and spark new designs. Full story via MIT News → Building a lifeline for family caregivers across the US Ianacare, co-founded by Steven Lee ’97, MEng ’98, equips caregivers with the resources, networks, and tools they need to support loved ones. Full story via MIT News → Cosmetics regulations: More than skin deep Attorney Vanessa Nadal ’04 helps lawyers understand cosmetics regulation through her first-in-the-nation law course on the subject. Full story via Slice of MIT→ Harvey Kent Bowen, ceramics scholar and MIT Leaders for Global Operations co-founder, dies at 83 Bowen’s innovative work helped transform ceramics and manufacturing education at MIT and beyond. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Post via @cambridgehistoricalcommission on Instagram→ In the Media Opinion: The pursuit of reliable earthquake forecasting // Physics Today Assistant Professor Camilla Cattania and her colleagues highlight the impact of big data and AI in improving the reliability of earthquake forecasting and prediction. “Advances in technology and data analysis, particularly the incorporation of AI techniques, are driving the development of more-sophisticated forecasting models,” they write. “Advances in sensor technology and the expansion of dense seismic networks are providing new insight into the dynamics of Earth’s crust. That wealth of data enables the creation of more detailed and nuanced forecasting models that better capture the complexities of earthquake processes.” Full story via Physics Today→ Listen The Homework Machine is a 7-episode series from the TeachLab podcast, co-hosted by Justin Reich, associate professor of digital media in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program and director of the Teaching Systems Lab, and journalist Jesse Dukes. As schools grapple with the arrival of generative AI, the timely series explores how this technology is reshaping the daily lives of K–12 teachers, staff, and students. With candid interviews and stories from students themselves, this first episode lays out both the promises and perils of this new tech in education. Listen to the episode→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by touring an MIT student’s notebook. 📒 The MIT Daily is publishing on a summer Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule through August. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.pese@blogger.com because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. subscribe update preferences unsubscribe view in browser MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA

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