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Scientists use 3D printer to create ‘bionic ear’ that hears better than you

Scientists at Princeton University announced Wednesday that they have created a “bionic ear” that has abilities beyond the normal human range of hearing. Using a 3D printer filled with cells and hydrogel, they fashioned a synthetic ear matched to the dimensions of a human’s ear that merges its biological components…

Princeton University offers free houses to anyone willing to haul them away

Princeton University gives away free houses to anyone willing to haul them away (via NJ.com) PRINCETON – Princeton University is giving away seven houses along Alexander Street that would be otherwise slated for demolition, for free. The catch? You have to haul them away yourself. The seven available houses are…

Krugman: Recession ‘gratuitous’ because if Congress created jobs program it ‘would all be over’

Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, economics professor at Princeton University and Nobel prize winner talked to Bill Moyers on Jan. 11 about what he believes is the best path forward to a strong economic recovery. Moyers started by noting that 235,000 signed a petition that said Krugman should…

Is CIA chief Petraeus running for president — of Princeton?

A college newspaper has set off a wave of speculation that David Petraeus, the general-turned-CIA-spy-chief, might want to leave his job to become president — of Princeton University. Petraeus, 59, has long been suspected of harboring political ambitions but he has sometimes fended off questions about a possible White House…