Photo via senseable city lab When MoMA and MIT join forces, the result is the highlight of an exhibition that zeros in on "current examples of successful design translations of disruptive scientific and technological innovations, and reflects on how the figure of the designer has changed from form giver to fundamental interpreter of an extraordinarily dynamic reality.” Translation: cool design developments meet scientific concepts meet human nature. The Design and the Elastic Mind is......

What is it about Frank Gehry? When The Boston Globe reported this week that the architect (and a construction firm) is being sued by MIT, news organizations from Kansas City to Dublin reported the story. Does Gehry have a building in KC, too? Apparently, not, but he raised controversy there over an arena bid. Sound familiar?! The university filed a negligence and breach of contract suit, alleging design flaws in the $300 million Stata Center......

This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King, and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out and......

A 21-year-old MIT student was found dead on a Union Square building rooftop on Sunday night. Police believe that James Albrecht fell from the 243 East 14th Street onto the roof of a neighboring building, but it's unclear whether Albrecht fell or was pushed. Friends tell the Sun that Albrecht was at a Murray Hill restaurant for a party Saturday night, and then left around 2AM. According to the Post, a witness saw Albrecht on......

The most charming weddings article in the NY Times today is not in the Styles section, but the City section: It's about the many Queens couples who get married at Queens Borough Hall, a three-and-a-half story brick building designed by William Gehron and Andrew J. Thomas. About 9,000 couples got married there last year, and after being married by a deputy city clerk, sometimes they pose in front of a retired Redbird Subway car that......

Torontoist visits the site of a new Frank Gehry structure, stalks "the elusive Bahamas streetcar", and watches Tom Green get surgery. Phillyist rejoices in the Phillies' wild card chances, mourns the injuries sustained by Eagles defensive end Jevon Kearse, and goes pirate on our asses. SFist notes that Guns and Roses were in town, that San Franciscans are taking over reality TV, and that the San Francisco Chronicle's skills of original nomenclature could use some......

- Of course one of the passengers on the Fung Wah bus that crashed in Massachusetts would sue - Sad story of the man who bashed in the head of an off-duty police officer last week with a pipe and whose life went from MIT and i-banking to homelessness and hospitals - Sara Ramirez, known as the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot as well as "Callie" on Grey's Anatomy (yes, the weird doctor......

After focusing on September 11 and the primaries, we're a little late to this, but it's still worth sharing: MIT students paid tribute to September 11 by putting a fake fire truck on school's the 150 foot dome. Check out this WNBC slideshow, which says, "A student Web site said the fire engine was placed in memory of the attacks. The phrase 'meminimus,' Latin for 'we remember,' was painted on the truck's side. Inflatable......

-- Kenneth Cole deserves an honorable mention in our Most Inappropriate 9/11 Competition: "...It's not only important what you wear, but it's also important to be aware." -- David Berkowitz is back, but this time, he's taking instructions from Jesus, instead of a dog possessed by the devil. Phew. -- 3-bedroom apartment in Madonna's old building in the East Village: $568. -- "An MIT-educated former investment banker who fell into a spiral of mental......

- The "Trouble with Vito" series in the Daily News continues! Now it's a suspect photo of Congressman Vito Fossella with Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosito that has appeared in both re-election media and a "taxpayer-financed constituent mailing." Fossella's people say that muppet picture and other were "indvertently" used on a reelection website. Inadvertently or advertently so the Daily News could plaster it on the front page? - And Ben Smith at the Daily News......

DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. Londonist experiences the London of the future through the wonders of 3D modeling, but while the 3D guys are......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......

So, it's been a little while since the last time we visited the Times Weddings and Celebrations by the Numbers but today there was no way we couldn't count 'em up. If you opened up the paper today you might have noticed that the familiar face of our very own Jen Chung and her new husband Jay Wilkins were the on top of the list of sixteen non-Vows weddings this week. From the Paper......

Phillyist notes a fistfight between local pols that leaves one man down for the count. Jehovah's Witnesses get a Philly contributor out of bed, things get a little geeky with a film festival and geeky gets taken to a whole new galaxy when they talk with the Dragon Queen of the Dark Kingdom. Shanghaist gets all excited this week over a new nightclub in the city unfortunately named "Snatch" and Mike Tyson is scheduled to......

Before we present you with this weeks paltry wedding numbers, we were wondering if you've ever wanted to bet on how long marriages announced on wedding pages will last? In which case, might we introduce you to Wedding Betting? Think HotorNot... but with weddings. And with that, let's get to this weeks Weddings and Celebrations, by the Numbers: Total Number of weddings: 7 Total Number of Same-Sex Weddings: 1 Average Age of Brides: 32.16......

A fun weekend this week, so let's jump right into this week's Weddings and Celebrations: Total Number of Weddings: 21 Total Number of Weddings Between Two Heterosexuals: 21 Total Number of Weddings Between Two Homosexuals: 0 Average Age of Brides: 33 Average Age of Grooms: 34 Oldest Bride: 47 Oldest Groom: 51 Youngest Bride: 27 Youngest Groom: 26 Average Age Difference: 3.7 years Biggest Age Difference: 13 years Number of Older Brides: 8 Number......

Jonah Peretti, Director of R&D, Eyebeam...

The NYPD had a good news-bad news perspective on the latest subway crime figures: Felonies are pretty much down, but assault and robberies, namely iPod- and cellphone-related ones, are up. iPod robberies were 82 during the January 1 - April 14 period in 2004, and in 2005, there have been 215 in the same period; cellphone robberies are up 29%. In fact, the Transit Authority will be issuing safety announcements about taking care of one's......

The NY Times looks at the measures colleges are taking to prevent their students committing suicides, due to the high profile on-campus suicides at schools like MIT and NYU. Many schools are asking faculty to notice whether or not students are absent or sullen, which, while admirable, seems like administrations are asking professors to take on another role besides teacher. The procedures that two NYC schools, NYU and Columbia, are examined. At NYU, one......

Perhaps you were as surprised as Gothamist when you saw a meteorologist mentioned in the Sunday Styles section of the Sunday Times. In the essay David Carr offers his explanation of how the "changed the world" genre of pop history books that have recently become popular. You know the kind, "How the Irish Saved Civilization"; "Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World"; and "Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius......

Dennis Crowley, Founder of Dodgeball.com...

Not only is this jacket cute, it also will emit a shock to anyone who touches you unwantedly. Developed by MIT researchers, the No Contact jacket is meant to, conceptually, "intervene into the social condition of violence against women." The No-Contact Jacket is a wearable defensive jacket created to aid women in their struggle for protection from violence. When activated by the wearer, 80,000 volts of low amperage electric current pulses just below the surface......

MTA has a $3 million subway simulator to help train subway operators. It's a replica of Lexington Avenue subway car - just in front of a movie screen. Newsday describes it as such: Operators sit in the cab and drive the subway like any other, using the same equipment on an assortment of city tracks that have been painstakingly replicated, right down to city landmarks, platform size and scowling passengers of all backgrounds. The......

What will those kids at MIT think of next? James Patten, a Ph.D. candidate in the Tangible Media Group at MIT's famed Media Lab, has created a "Corporate Fallout Detector, which "reads barcodes off of consumer products, and makes a noise similar to a gieger counter of varying intensity based on the social or environmental record of the company that produces the product. " Patten's purpose: It's difficult for consumers trace corporate actions through the......

Damn, the microfluidics lab at MIT is like a team out of Junkyard Wars - they built a robotic snail out of "unsophisticated gears, wiring and pieces of plastic." What are microfluidics? Well, Gothamist's first guess was something about "teeny tiny" and "liquidy," and the Boston Globe says we're right: ''microfluidics,'' which is the science of understanding how liquids behave on a very small scale. The hope is that understanding microfluidics will help scientists develop......

In more slightly stale news, technology runs amok in the bathroom. Microsoft is attempting to introduce the iLoo, a system for logging on while you're "logging off". While we have often thought that the toilet was the correct place for Microsoft technology, we can't approve of this intrusion into our most private time. On the other hand, the article also mentions putting interesting URLs on toilet paper. Could this be a good opportunity for some......

Olive Garden Insanity
Chelsea Olive Garden has been open for a couple months, but Gothamist only made it there last night. The purpose: To understand how a chain restaurant like Olive Garden can fit into our urban lifestyles....

If you like kinetic sculpture check out the work of Arthur Ganson. I saw his stuff exhibited at MIT. "Machine with Grease" is particularly cool.......