'The thing that really struck me when I came to MIT and strikes me every single day is the stuff that's going on here is amazing. The science, the engineering' every day I hear something that makes my jaw drop,' remarked President Sally Kornbluth during a live discussion with Lizzie O'Leary of Slate's 'What Next: TBD' podcast. Kornbluth spoke about everything from the importance of curiosity-driven science and why basic science is critical to our nation's future, to AI and education, and even bravely joined O'Leary in a rendition of the Williams College song, 'The Mountains,' in honor of their shared alma mater. Bouncing back to her time at Duke and her love of college basketball, she noted it's a combination of zone coverage and man-to-man defense when trying to address skepticism about higher education in Washington, D.C. She emphasized: 'As one of the top institutions in the world it's part of our responsibility to articulate the importance of science. Behind the scenes, I am '...
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