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Technology writer Glenn Rifkin joins WBUR’s Bob Oakes to discuss the life and career of Patrick McGovern, an MIT alumnus who donated $350 million to create the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.  

The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Miller and Spencer Ante remember the life and legacy of Patrick McGovern, an MIT alumnus and founder of the McGovern Institute for brain research at MIT, who died Wednesday, March 19 at 76.

New York Times reporter Dennis Overbye profiles Professor Alan Guth, one of the first physicists to set forth the theory of cosmic inflation. This week astronomers presented evidence that could confirm Guth’s work.

The PBS NewsHour spotlights MIT Professor Sallie (Penny) Chisholm’s work to understand the role of marine phytoplankton in the ocean's "metabolism."

Irene Greif talks to The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen about being the first woman to receive her Ph.D. in computer science from MIT, her decision to pursue a career as a researcher and her efforts to pioneer the field of computer-supported cooperative work.

The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen profiles MIT alumna Radia Perlman in the first installment of a new series on pioneering women in science and technology. Rosen discusses Perlman’s early interest in science, her first introduction to programming and her time at MIT.

The PBS NewsHour's Rebecca Jacobson reports on Professor Dennis Kim's work studying how worms defend themselves against bacteria. Through this work, Kim believes he can gain a better understanding of the human immune system.