In the latest episode of the Curiosity Unbounded podcast, President Sally Kornbluth speaks with Christopher Palmer about his research on household financial decision making around mortgages, car loans, and how best to save for retirement.

Evelina Fedorenko studied six languages as a girl, gaining strong interests in language and linguistics. Today, she’s a neuroscientist who studies how our brains process language by mapping relevant brain regions and exploring their development.

Via @chorallariesofmit on Instagram: “Some photos from our Artfinity performance last month, organized by the Office of the Arts.”

Aaron Leanhardt PhD '03 spoke with The Athletic about his work on a new “torpedo-like” baseball bat, saying: “It’s just about making the bat as heavy and as fat as possible in the area where you’re trying to do damage on the baseball.”

Mechanical engineer Kodiak Brush ’17, a former MIT linebacker, led the development of a lightweight football helmet that’s been rated the safest ever tested by a leading lab. His approach harkened back to what he learned in 2.009 (Product Engineering Process).

Computer scientist Ana Trišović was a student in Serbia when she discovered a free online course from MIT. “I instantly fell in love with Python the moment I took that course. I have such a soft spot for OpenCourseWare — it shaped my career,” she says.