Musicology + AI and weight loss + meritocracy

By rahmat hidayat

Rabu, 14 Januari 2026

view in browser MIT Daily January 14, 2026 Greetings! This month we are on an abbreviated winter schedule, publishing Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through MIT’s Independent Activities Period. Now, here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Creating and Recreating Associate Professor Leslie Tilley is both an ethnomusicologist, who studies music in its cultural settings, and a music analyst, who examines its formal principles. One of her core interests is how artists create infinitely new work out of existing musical knowledge. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Generative AI shows effectiveness in aiding weight loss AI can help people lose weight, but it can’t replace the benefits of having a community of support, research from MIT Sloan shows. Full story via MIT Sloan→ 3 Questions: Why meritocracy is hard to achieve Professor Emilio Castilla explains how bias can creep into employers’ talent management processes — and what leaders can do to make their organizations fairer and more meritocratic. Full story via MIT News → Decoding the Arctic to predict winter weather With the help of AI, MIT Research Scientist Judah Cohen is reshaping subseasonal forecasting, with the goal of extending the lead time for predicting impactful weather. Full story via MIT News → Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27 The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Follow @mitlibraries on Instagram→ In the Media Fusion power still may save the world // The Boston Globe Bob Mumgaard SM ’15, PhD ’15, CEO of MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems, speaks about the company’s efforts to advance fusion technologies. Mumgaard and his colleagues hope that fusion “may start a revolution like the ones unleashed by semiconductors, agricultural breakthroughs, and other inventions that harnessed science in fundamentally new ways.” Full story via The Boston Globe → Collegiate Collaborations MIT researchers work regularly with colleagues at universities across the U.S. to devise new solutions to complex challenges. These connections demonstrate how shared expertise and diverse viewpoints can amplify discovery and accelerate solutions that benefit communities across America and beyond. An initiative led by researchers from Clemson University and MIT aims to build the workforce in lithium battery manufacturing and recycling, a growing tech sector in the U.S. With lithium battery demand expected to grow sixfold by 2030, the project includes hands-on mentoring and career awareness programs for high school, community college, and technical college students, as well as technicians looking to upskill. Full story via Clemson News→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by the power of the printed paper. 🗞️ 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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