New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner’s performance
Christina Habib Christina Habib

New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner’s performance

A good shoe can make a huge difference for runners, from career marathoners to couch-to-5K first-timers. But every runner is unique, and a shoe that works for one might trip up another. Outside of trying on a rack of different designs, there’s no quick and easy way to know which shoe best suits a person’s particular running style.

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Probability and baseball in the news
Christina Habib Christina Habib

Probability and baseball in the news

“Getting a 56-game streak is incredible,” said Anette Hosoi, a professor of applied mathematics and data analysis at M.I.T. “The odds of that are really astronomically small.”

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Going for the gold
Christina Habib Christina Habib

Going for the gold

MIT students work to improve ski goggles to mitigate the hazards of “flat light.”

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