Optimizing decisions + auroras + light vs. Alzheimer’s

By rahmat hidayat

Selasa, 18 November 2025

view in browser MIT Daily November 18, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Optimizing Decisions A method developed by MIT engineers identifies the smallest possible dataset needed to solve a problem with many potential solutions. This approach could reduce the time, money, and energy researchers spend conducting experiments and training AI models.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines MIT Haystack scientists study recent geospace storms and resulting light shows Solar maximum occurred within the past year — good news for aurora watchers, as the most active period for displays at New England latitudes occurs in the three years following solar maximum. Full story via MIT News → Study suggests 40Hz sensory stimulation may benefit some Alzheimer’s patients for years Five volunteers received 40Hz stimulation for around two years after an early-stage clinical study. Those with late-onset Alzheimer’s performed better on assessments than Alzheimer’s patients outside the trial. Full story via MIT News → What is dynamic work design? Stalled projects and workarounds cause chaos in too many organizations. MIT Sloan researchers explain how dynamic work design can address this through continuous, hands-on problem-solving.  Full story via MIT Sloan→ #ThisisMIT Follow @mitresonance on Instagram→ In the Media Making a statement, MIT’s football team dons extra head padding for safety // GBH In an effort to help reduce head injuries, the MIT football team has implemented the use of helmets with an extra layer of padding to reduce the impact of hits to the head. Engineers Head Coach Brian Bubna notes that MIT athletics staff are regularly updating their helmets to ones with the highest safety ratings, adding that after introducing the new helmets, coaching staff have seen a downward trend in head injuries, based on their day-to-day observations. Full story via GBH→ It was genius. The runners would have their snack, and the race could go on. —Bianca Sinausky, a Department of Materials Science and Engineering staff member, on how a last-minute banana swap via (what else?) the MIT Banana Lounge helped save a DMSE community run Full story via MIT News → This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by one grad student’s guide to productivity. ⏲️ 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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