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☆ ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +44 min

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. “In support of ridding schools of C.R.T., the Right argues that we want nonpolitical education,” Mr. Klingenstein wrote in August 2021. In a 2023 exchange, Dr. Yenor and two associates discussed how to defend Amy Wax, a conservative law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Yenor and his allies bristled at the conventions of academic life as overly solicitous toward female and nonwhite students. Samuel Ginn, Claremont donor“The president then told him, ‘Things will change,’” a Claremont fund-raiser wrote to Dr. Yenor and other officials there.

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That's when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the hard-charging upstate New York Republican, came up, according to a person at the dinner table. At the thought of Stefanik as a possible choice for vice president, Trump nodded approvingly. "I'm not going to get into any of my conversations with President Trump. In New York, Stefanik is known as a frequent presence not only in her district but across the state — and someone who can easily be reached. Aside from Stefanik, Bannon ticked through his view of Trump's deep bench of potential VP picks.

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☆ Climate change: Why we still have extreme cold despite global warming
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But scientists are clear: cold extremes will still occur even as winters warm overall. When the jet stream swings south, it can push cold Arctic air into North America, Europe and Asia. In its normal state it rotates very fast, keeping blisteringly cold air locked in the Arctic region. But it can get disrupted and knocked off course, becoming stretched and distorted, spilling out cold air and influencing the path of the jet stream. The area of science remains very unsettled, however, and others have said the links between Arctic warming and cold snaps are far from clear.

Persons: Jeffrey T, Barnes, There’s, Jennifer Francis, Judah Cohen, ” Cohen, ”, James Screen, Nouran Salahieh, Allison Chinchar Organizations: CNN, Northern, Climate Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Exeter University Locations: United States, Orchard Park , New York, North America, Europe, Asia, Texas, Massachusetts, Siberia

☆ Axel Springer Stands By Business Insider Reporting on Bill Ackman’s Wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Neri Oxman is a designer and former MIT professor. Photo: Gary He for The Wall Street JournalBusiness Insider owner Axel Springer said it stands by the publication after reviewing the reporting process behind stories that alleged plagiarism by Neri Oxman, the designer and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who is married to hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman . The German media company said last week it would review the process and motivations behind the recent BI articles. The review came amid complaints from Ackman, in a series of posts on X, about the publication’s reporting tactics.

Persons: Neri Oxman, Gary He, Axel Springer, Bill Ackman Organizations: MIT, Wall Street Journal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: Ackman

☆ Neri Oxman plagiarism claims: Business Insider stands by reporting on Bill Ackman’s wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In a note Sunday morning, Barbara Peng, chief executive of Business Insider, said the outlet had spent several days reviewing its reporting after public complaints made by Ackman. “Business Insider supports and empowers our journalists to share newsworthy, factual stories with our readers, and we do so with editorial independence,” Peng wrote. “We stand by our newsroom and our reporting, which will continue onward.”In the wake of the reporting, Oxman acknowledged she had failed to properly cite some of her work. A spokesperson for Axel Springer told CNN on Sunday that the German publishing powerhouse was satisfied with the review Business Insider had completed. “We stand by Business Insider and its newsroom,” the spokesperson said.

Persons: Axel Springer, Neri Oxman, Bill Ackman, Barbara Peng, Peng, ” Peng, Oxman, “, ”, Ackman, Claudine Gay, Axel Springer’s Organizations: CNN — Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business, ”, Oxman, Harvard, CNN

☆ 3 seafoods that are only popular because of marketing schemes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lobster used to be served as prison food and used as fish bait. Here's how some savvy marketing schemes in the 1800s and 1900s gave lobster, calamari, and Chilean sea bass the glow-ups they needed to become so loved. AdvertisementChilean sea bass is actually called Patagonian toothfishChilean sea bass is a top-dollar fish typically sold at ritzy restaurants alongside other luxury items like foie gras and caviar. But the name "toothfish" wasn't very marketable, so Lantz gave it a much more exclusive-sounding name: the Chilean sea bass — and Americans ate it right up. AdvertisementAnd when more popular fish became less available in the early 1970s, politicians and conservationists realized they needed a way to convince Americans to eat more plentiful fish like squid, the Times reported.

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☆ House takes aim at Harvard, MIT and UPenn’s tax-exempt status over antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The powerful House Ways and Means Committee is threatening to reconsider the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University amid allegations the elite schools have failed to fight antisemitism on campus. Rep. Jason Smith, the Republican chair of the committee, sent a letter on Wednesday to the four schools expressing alarm at their responses to antisemitism. The controversy has fueled a backlash from donors and politicians and helped contribute to the ousters of former Harvard President Claudine Gay and former UPenn President Liz Magill. The Ways and Means chairman noted that the universities’ tax-exempt status provides “lucrative financial benefits” and “advantageous tax treatment” of their endowments. Harvard is also under pressure to respond to wide-ranging document requests from another House panel, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, on both antisemitism and plagiarism.

Persons: Jason Smith, ” Smith, Claudine Gay, Liz Magill, Smith, ” Cornell, Rebecca Valli, ”, UPenn, “ Penn, ” UPenn, Sally Kornbluth, Martha Pollack Organizations: CNN, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, US, Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Cornell, Education, ” Locations: Israel

☆ Bill Ackman says he'll review all MIT professors for plagiarism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-06 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman is ramping up his search for plagiarism and pledged to review all MIT professors' work. Ackman led the charge to get Harvard president Claudine Gay to resign over plagiarism accusations. AdvertisementBill Ackman is ramping up his crusade against plagiarism to include the work of all Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors after Business Insider reported on several instances of plagiarism found in academic work by his wife, Neri Oxman, a tenured MIT professor. We will begin with a review of the work of all current @MIT faculty members, President Kornbluth, other officers of the Corporation, and its board members for plagiarism." Business Insider told us that they are publishing their story… — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 5, 2024A representative for Ackman did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, Claudine Gay, —, Neri Oxman, Gay, Kornbluth, @NeriOxman, Liz Magill, MIT's Sally Kornbluth, Critics, Magill, Wharton, Gay's Organizations: MIT, Service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business, Oxman, Israel, Corporation, University of Pennsylvania, Penn

☆ Bill Ackman's celebrity academic wife Neri Oxman's dissertation is marred by plagiarism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Harvard's president, Claudine Gay, resigned after conservative activists revealed she had plagiarized. But for Bill Ackman, the plagiarism wasn't only cause for Gay's immediate ouster as Harvard's president — it also warranted her total removal from its faculty. AdvertisementGay resigned as Harvard's president on Tuesday. One remains: Kornbluth, the president of MIT, where Oxman wrote her thesis and worked from 2010 to 2020. "Stay tuned @MIT," Ackman replied.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, —, Ackman's, Neri Oxman, Oxman, Ackman, Gay, Elle, Björk, Brad Pitt, Jeffrey Epstein, Sally Kornbluth, Kornbluth, Liz Magill, Steve Weiner, Daniel Wagner, Peder Anker, Claus Mattheck, Weiner, Wagner, MIT Oxman, George Reid Andrews, Andrews, Christopher Rufo, Magill Organizations: Harvard, Gay, Service, Israel's, Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times, New York's Museum of Modern Art, MIT, Boston Globe, Pershing Square Foundation, Pershing Square Capital Management, University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Royal Society of London, University of Pittsburgh, New York Post, Harvard Corporation, Ackman Locations: Gaza, Harvard's, New York City, German, New

☆ MIT's president announces new steps for the university — one day after Harvard's Claudine Gay resigned
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced four "new steps" to help the university progress. The memo comes one day after Claudine Gay resigned as Harvard's president. AdvertisementThe third university president still weathering the fallout of a December congressional hearing is speaking out. Sally Kornbluth, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology President, sent a memo with "four immediate steps" to help the school progress this semester. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Sally Kornbluth, Claudine Gay, Critics, — Organizations: Service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Business

☆ Republican Lawmakers Spar With University Presidents at Campus Antisemitism Hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harvard University President Claudine Gay speaking at the congressional hearing on Tuesday. Photo: ken cedeno/ReutersRepublican lawmakers chastised the presidents of three elite U.S. universities during a congressional hearing about efforts to curb rising antisemitism on their campuses. Claudine Gay of Harvard University, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania and Sally Kornbluth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology acknowledged Tuesday to lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that antisemitism was a growing problem at their schools.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Liz Magill, Sally Kornbluth Organizations: Harvard, Reuters, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Education

In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combatting antisemitism. “Harvard must provide firm leadership in the fight against antisemitism and hate speech even while preserving room for free expression and dissent. This is difficult work, and I admit that we have not always gotten it right,” said Claudine Gay, of Harvard. In recent weeks, the federal government has opened investigations into several universities — including Penn and Harvard — regarding antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus. Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, the committee's ranking Democrat, criticized Republicans for “stoking culture wars” while claiming to be combatting discrimination on campus.

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But industry experts say governments need to offer incentives for companies to bring sustainable AC technologies to market and scale up. Removing humidity requires cooling air to the point at which water vapour becomes a liquid to be drained. This inability to get rid of humidity without first cooling the air makes conventional ACs less efficient. The company's AC prototype uses these materials to dry out air, aiming to produce fewer emissions than traditional ACs. More than 1 billion people living in warm climates still lack access to cooling, according to nonprofit Sustainable Energy for All.

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The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Kerry spoke at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. In southern France, 35 nations are collaborating on an experimental machine to harness fusion energy, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale, carbon-free source of energy. The global nuclear industry launched an initiative at COP28 for nations to pledge to triple this kind of nuclear energy by 2050. Commonwealth Fusion was founded in 2018 by researchers and students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

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☆ Youth suicide rates rose 62% from 2007 to 2021: 'People feel hopeless,' one recent grad says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Last year, suicide rates in the U.S. were the highest they had been since 1941, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2007 through 2021, suicide rates for Americans ages 10 to 24 rose 62%, according to the CDC. Young people don't think they can make 'a significant difference'Financial instability has proven to be a large contributing factor in youth suicide. In 2014 and 2015, suicide rates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology surpassed the national average, which was about 13 deaths per year, according to CDC data. Easier access to guns is linked to increased suicide rates, as well, as gun suicides reached an all-time high in 2022, according to CDC data.

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☆ A physicist says it's possible to determine if our universe is a giant simulation and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund his experiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Melvin M. Vopson | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But another is that our universe is a computer simulation, with someone (perhaps an advanced alien species) fine-tuning the conditions. In a virtual reality, this limit would correspond to the speed limit of the processor, or the processing power limit. Similarly, virtual reality needs an observer or programmer for things to happen. AdvertisementIt is reasonable to assume that a simulated universe would contain a lot of information bits everywhere around us. Argonne National LaboratoryI have predicted the exact range of expected frequencies of the resulting photons based on information physics.

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An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google announced Tuesday. Getting electrons onto the grid for the first time is a milestone many new energy companies never reach, said Tim Latimer, CEO and co-founder of Google's geothermal partner in the project, Houston-based Fervo Energy. Political Cartoons View All 1267 ImagesFervo is using this first pilot to launch other projects that will deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. Google and Fervo Energy started working together in 2021 to develop next-generation geothermal power. Google announced back in 2020 that it would use carbon-free energy every hour of every day, wherever it operates, by 2030.

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☆ 10 cities where millennials are moving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One in four millennials moved to a different city in 2022, many for work or cost of living concerns. Nearly 17,300 millennials relocated to Cambridge in 2022, bringing the total percentage of millennials to 38% of the total population. Seattle and Sunnyvale, California, also saw comparable moves, as millennials who moved in 2022 made up about 12.5% of the total population for both cities. When looking at the top cities by percentage of total millennials compared to the total population, Jersey City, New Jersey, ranked first at 41.5%, followed by Seattle, Denver, and Austin. However, Port St. Lucie in Florida had the lowest rate of millennials moving in compared to the total population at 4.8%, followed by Brockton, Massachusetts.

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☆ Cruise CEO resigns after all of the company's robotaxis were forced to stop operating
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit, as questions build about the safety of self-driving cars. Since then, the autonomous vehicles have drawn complaints for making unexpected, traffic-clogging stops that critics say threaten to inconvenience other travelers and imperil public safety. Late last year, U.S. safety regulators said they were investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by Cruise can stop too quickly or unexpectedly quit moving, potentially stranding passengers. Problems at Cruise could slow the deployment of fully autonomous vehicles that carry passengers without human drivers on board.

Persons: Cruise, —, Kyle Vogt, Vogt, Mo Elshenawy, Craig Glidden, Twitch Organizations: Service, General Motors, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Cruise, GM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amazon Locations: California, San Francisco, Cruise

Fusion could have an important advantage over today's nuclear fission plants that split atoms, as it does not produce long-lasting radioactive waste. The former secretary of state will announce his plan to lay out the strategy - which foresees commercialization within years, not decades - on Monday on a tour of fusion company Commonwealth Fusion Systems near Boston. "I will have much more to say on the United States’ vision for international partnerships for an inclusive fusion energy future at COP28," Kerry said in a statement. Some critics say fusion will be too expensive and take too long to develop to help in the fight against climate change in the foreseeable future. In 2023, international fusion companies have garnered about $1.4 billion in investments for a total of about $6.21 billion in mostly private money, the Fusion Industry Association said, down from about $2.83 billion in new investment last year.

Persons: John Kerry, Kerry, Claudio Descalzi, Valerie Volcovici, Timothy Gardner, Jan Harvey Organizations: Eni, WASHINGTON, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Fusion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Commonwealth, United, U.S, National, Fusion Industry Association, FIA, Thomson Locations: U.S, Dubai , U.S, Boston, California, United States, COP28, Germany, Japan, China, Australia

Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, as questions build about the safety of self-driving cars. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the license for Cruise. Since then, the autonomous vehicles have drawn complaints for making unexpected, traffic-clogging stops that critics say threaten to inconvenience other travelers and imperil public safety. Problems at Cruise could slow the deployment of fully autonomous vehicles that carry passengers without human drivers on board. It said Craig Glidden also will serve as president and continue as chief administrative officer for Cruise, an appointment announced earlier.

Persons: Kyle Vogt, Cruise, ” Cruise, Vogt, Mo Elshenawy, Craig Glidden, Twitch Organizations: Motors, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Cruise, ”, GM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amazon Locations: San Francisco, Cruise

☆ Exclusive: GM snatches key Tesla gigacasting supplier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Norihiko Shirouzu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla and TEI President Oliver Johnson did not respond to requests for comment. The specialists use sand casting in a process called rapid prototyping to help validate Tesla's designs and engineering specifications for its giant molds quickly and cheaply. According to all four sources, TEI began helping Tesla around 2017 to develop the Model Y and is considered in the industry to be one of the world's top sand casting specialists. "TEI will remain its own business entity with GM as its parent company," GM said. Reuters was unable to determine whether Tesla was one of the several companies that bid for TEI.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Tesla, TEI, Oliver Johnson, Ford F.N, Elon Musk, TEI's Johnson, James Womack, Womack, David Clarke Organizations: Motors, REUTERS, Equipment, General Motors, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota, Chief, Tesla's, Celestiq, American Foundry Society, GM's Global Manufacturing, Reuters, SEAT, Tesla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, , Texas, Britain, Germany, Japan, TEI, Livonia, Detroit

Steam feeding into the Unit 3 turbine generator of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. “The United States is now committed to trying to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy,” John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, said in September. One recent Pew survey found that 57 percent of Americans favor more nuclear plants, up from 43 percent in 2016. A NuScale engineer gave a tour of a control room simulator, modeling the company’s plans for new nuclear reactors, in 2013. “The demand for clean energy is almost unprecedented,” said Maria Korsnick, president of the Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group.

Persons: Biden, ” John Kerry, Biden’s, “, ”, Jacopo Buongiorno, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, Bruce Springsteen, Dan Reicher, Gavin Newsom, Reicher, Clinton, Jeffrey Collins, Arnie Gundersen, John Williams, “ It’s, Patty Durand, Julie Kozeracki, Kendrick Brinson, Jay Wileman, Bill Gates, Dow, Roger Blomquist, NuScale Power, Jose Reyes, Adam Stein, it’s, they’re, Ahmed Abdulla, Robert Taylor, Leah Nash, NuScale, David Schlissel, Joshua Freed, didn’t, Maria Korsnick Organizations: Unit, Republicans, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associated Press, Madison, Natural Resources Defense, California Gov, Democrat, Associated, Fairewinds Associates, Components, Workers, Georgia, Southern Company, Georgia Power, Georgia Public Service Commission, Energy Department, The New York Times, GE, Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Vogtle . Ontario, Tennessee Valley Authority, Argonne, National Laboratory, Energy, Nuclear Regulatory, NuScale, ”, Breakthrough Institute, Carleton University, Soaring, Institute for Energy Economics, United, Nuclear Energy Institute Locations: U.S, Waynesboro, Ga, Savannah, Georgia, United States, ”, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Jenkinsville, Vogtle, South Carolina, South, Canada, Tennessee, Argonne, Chicago, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Alaska, Maryland, Pueblo County, Colo

☆ The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Conor Dougherty | More About Conor Dougherty | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

From 2011 to 2015, about 100,000 properties — more than a quarter of the Detroit lots — were auctioned in tax foreclosures, according to Regrid, a Detroit-based provider of parcel data nationally. (Speculators recently made money after the city bought out vacant lots to help revive an auto plant that would bring jobs to the area.) Mr. Allen said his main project at the agency was finding new ways to stimulate growth that didn’t rely on grants and tax breaks. After reading “Progress and Poverty” years earlier, he’d become obsessed with the problem of speculation, and suggested a land-value tax. A tax break for residents — paid for by nameless investors who are “taking advantage of the city” — would seem like a political layup.

Persons: Duggan, Nick Allen, Allen, he’d, Henry George, — Organizations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr, Poverty Locations: Detroit

☆ Here are some key open enrollment tips and strategies for employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Jimvallee | Istock | Getty ImagesOpen-enrollment workplace checklist ✔ Health insurance ✔ Savings and spending accounts ✔ Dental and vision plans ✔ Life insurance ✔ Disability insurance ✔ Retirement savings ✔ Beneficiary selection1. If your spouse has their own health insurance option at work, you'll want to both sit down and compare the different offerings. Many employees will notice that the health insurance plans offered by their company don't include dental and vision coverage. Consider life, disability insuranceDuring open enrollment, employees will typically also be presented with different disability and life insurance options. Short-term disability coverage is very limited, she said: "Everyone needs long-term disability coverage unless they have enough savings that they could basically retire if they can't work anymore."

Persons: Caitlin Donovan, Gruber, Jean Abraham, Warby Parker, Pat Greenhouse, Abraham, Donovan, you'll, Jonathan Gruber, Louise Norris, Norris, Carolyn McClanahan, McClanahan, Ryan Viktorin, Viktorin Organizations: Istock, Getty, Savings, Patient Advocate, University of Minnesota, Harvard, Boston Globe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IRS, Healthinsurance.org, Planning Partners, CNBC's, Pew Research Center, Partners, Fidelity Investments Locations: Cambridge , Massachusetts, Jacksonville , Florida

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