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New MIT Museum glimpses the future and examines school’s past

Por: The Boston Globe Life September 29, 2022

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A kinetic sculpture that unspools over the lifespan of the universe, which is to say, very slowly. Scientific “proof” that mermaids are real. A chance to write poetry with the help of a robot, or open a window of counterfactual history, as when President Nixon spoke on television following the Apollo 11′s disastrous crash on the moon.These are just a few of the provocative concepts and objects on view at the Massachusetts Institute of... + full article



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