If there were an MIT blogger Hall of Fame, Mollie would definitely be in it. Mollie was a blog legend; her entries are still as relevant today as they were when she wrote them between 2005 and when she graduated with degrees in Biology and Brain & Cognitive Science in 2006. Today, she is a graduate student at Harvard, and is still involved with the MIT community as member of the MIT Cheerleading Team (yes, MIT has a Cheerleading Team). (You may also know Mollie from a popular Internet forum which I will not link to here.)

The folks at PBS's Nova have been producing a neat (and Emmy-nominated!) series called The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers. A now, the producers have shown the good sense to profile Mollie in the latest episode (or, webisode, as it is a web series). Without further ado, meet Mollie:

Mollie is doing some really fascinating, and really important, research work. Would you like to hear the short version of her research?

...and here's the Mollie-cheerleader origin story:

I've saved the best for last. My favorite Mollie video is this one:

Mollie isn't the only MIT person profiled by "Secret Life." The other include:

• Erika Ebbel '04
  
• Colin Angle '89 SM '91
  
• Prof. Dava Newman SM '89 PhD '92
  
• Eran Egozy '95 MEng '95
  
• Nate Ball '05 SM '07

Feel free to use the comments section below to talk directly to or ask questions of Mollie herself!

Comments (Closed after 30 days to reduce spam)

Interesting post, and looks pretty do-able for a scientist. Just one question. Is it hard to do all those things at the same time?
I mean to work (or learn, research, any scientific stuff) and have another thing to do?

Posted by: Ray Fellix on September 23, 2010

Matt, that was my favorite video too! I laughed out loud- I can totally see Mollie announcing her research to the entire orange line.

@Ray: Mollie is a time management ninja. I mean, there are people who are good at time management. And then there are people who are REALLY good at it. And then there's Mollie.

Posted by: Laura on September 23, 2010

yeah,she was,she is and she will a great blogger.Her lucid way of writing with emotional midas touch and lastly straight forward answers were really awesome.You are really legend on this earth MOLLIE.Finally i thank MATT for blogg.

Posted by: Rahul on September 23, 2010

I didnt know chelsea clinton was an mit cheerleader

Posted by: anon e moose on September 23, 2010

Great blog. MIT students are really amazing.I'm very proud of Mollie's achievements.

Posted by: Nasser '17 ? on September 23, 2010

WOOHOO GO MOLLIE! The last video was amazing.

Posted by: Justin on September 24, 2010

Thanks Matt for the wonderful videos.

It brightened my Sunday Morning!

Posted by: 0 on September 26, 2010

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