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Cancer and the clock : chronotherapy's struggle for legitimacy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Circadian rhythms govern almost every process in our bodies. Chronotherapy is the practice of giving medications in synchrony with these rhythms. For cancer chemotherapy, study after study has shown that paying attention ...
Searching for life where the sun don't shine : explorations to the seafloors of Earth and Europa
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Hydrothermal vents on Earth's seafloor host entire ecosystems that live off energy from chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. This energy process uses chemical reactions between metals and hot gases from inside Earth's ...
Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis investigates the notion of embodied cognition in humans using the research of former University of Washington researcher William Calvin and robots using the research of former MIT professor Rodney Brooks. The ...
Stronger : the architects of a new intelligence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The modem world is awash in technology, little of which amazes like artificial intelligence. Siri speaks to us out of our iPhones. Google answers our every question. Watson, IBM's Jeopardy!-playing supercomputer, is popularly ...
Looking at ADHD : a personal exploration of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Heart of darkness
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
A few decades ago, black holes were a theoretical quirk. Highly probable on paper, they were doubted more than touted; many scientists didn't believe they even existed. Today, however, black holes appear to be everywhere, ...
Rice : how the most genetically versatile grain conquered the World
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Computer, MD
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Clinical decision support is an emerging type of healthcare information technology that aims to actively guide doctors' decision-making processes. In its various forms, it can help physicians design treatment regimens, ...
The unfinished miracle : how plastics came to be lost at sea
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Plastic trash is an increasingly significant source of pollution in the world's oceans. In some remote ocean regions, it is aggregating by the ton. This thesis investigates plastic trash as an emerging marine contaminant, ...
Air trade : promises -- and pitfalls -- in the coming carbon market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Market mechanisms for controlling pollution and other environmental problems, once considered experimental, have recently become favored tools for regulation, both in the U.S. and abroad. In the last several years, a $64 ...