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Scientific collaboration in the era of COVID-19
Scientists across MIT and neighboring institutions are coming together to study the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2.
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lab spotlight
Engineering nuclear policy
Interdisciplinary symbiosis inspires Scott Kemp’s work in MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy (LNSP).
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Thinking about other people’s thoughts
Consider the following thought experiment: Person A and Person B, on a tour of a chemical factory, stop to take a coffee break. Person A finds a pot containing white powder — a powder which is actually sugar, but is labeled “deadly poison.” Person A put some of this powder into Person B’s coffee; Person B drinks it and remains perfectly healthy.