When it comes to scoping out colleges, more and more high school students are looking to undergrads for firsthand opinions and advice. The New York Times reports that M.I.T. now hires students to blog uncensored on the admissions website, further facilitating communication between current and prospective students. [NYT]

So if you’re trying to find out whether a school is right for you, be sure to talk to the people who know it best – those that go there!

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Google Earth, the software that uses satellite imagery to create stunning views of our planet (from whole continents to your own backyard) may be in store for an upgrade. Researchers from Georgia Tech have devised a way to animate these pictures in real time, using algorithms that track moving objects such as cars and pedestrians. [PopSci]

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Eco-architect Mitchell Joachim (who earned a PhD in Architecture Design from MIT) has designed River Gym: a mobile, human-powered gym that stores excess energy and helps purify water at the same time. [EcoFriend]

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