A new method can quickly assess if a tissue most resembles a solid, liquid, or gas. “We hope,” Ming Guo says, “doctors can directly tell if a tumor is very solid, meaning it can’t metastasize yet, or if it’s more fluid-like, and a patient is in danger.”

The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship recently introduced the inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. Hailing from eight countries, these 13 entrepreneurs have grown ventures operating in nine different markets across Africa. 

Aspects of “next-word prediction” models resemble those of the brain’s language centers — suggesting prediction may be a key component of human language processing. “It’s amazing that the models fit so well,” says Nancy Kanwisher, describing her team’s new study.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, a journalist and digital fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy who exposed how the Filipino government spreads disinformation online, wants U.S. social media companies to be held accountable.

Via @mitlwrw on Instagram: “Sunday recap: Lightweight 4 defends their bow number with a first place finish! Go Tech!!”

The Boston Globe reported on an MIT initiative whose online portal of audio stories from Boston residents aims to “prompt future community dialogues about the lived experiences of everyday Bostonians, particularly those in marginalized communities.”