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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  MIT: REGRESSIONS is a feature-length documentary created by Luke Igel (’22) and Wesley Block (’22) on the history of the Institute, spanning from World War 2 to COVID-19. It uses…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  This is my favorite poem. Ladies and Gentlemen in Outer Space By Ron Padget   Here is my philosophy: Everything changes (the word “everything” has just changed as the word…

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  (taps mic) is this thing working? hello? okay, great. that’s cool. it’s been a while since i wrote a sad post here. well, not sad exactly, but like, a deep…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  Have you ever wanted to be a performer but can’t sing or dance? Why not put on a show from the comfort of the Lecture Series Committee projection booth? With…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  For the last several years, I’ve been getting canker sores around the inside of my bottom lip. If you’ve been lucky enough to never experience them, canker sores are circular…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Picture Yourself as a Worm if it helps, make it four-dimensional.

  

  The way we interact in our three-dimensional world is frankly kind of confusing, especially considering how many different visualizations there are possible.⁠16 It's important to note how I am defining…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 6, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Boring Friday what did you do last friday?

  

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  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  data diaries inspired by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec's "Dear Data"

  

  Weirdest conversation overheard: A parent chanted “WE LOVE NEW YORK” and their two children chanted “WE LOVE NEW YORK” back. Conclusion: It’s hard to overhear more than a phrase or…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  at the ripe age of twenty-one i am beginning to feel my body weaken and crumble in ways that were not previously noticeable. for instance: i notice myself feeling cold…

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  when people tell me that math is important in learning computer science (drawing by k.c. green) I don’t hate math, but I’ve never particularly loved it either. Math always felt…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  In my sophomore fall, I wrote the art of trying new things, where I wrote about all the clubs and classes I was doing. I’ve decided to revisit this! Classes…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  (fun challenge: drink water every time you read the word Missouri.) At CPW this April, every time I met someone new, I had to be prepared to answer and ask…

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  college? what?? Like many I’ve talked to, I’m still stuck a couple years before me. In my case, that’s 10th grade, right before COVID hit. Senior year was a blur,…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a quest my…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  we named 2124 cities of the world fridays with 4W

  

  I. October 2021. It all started last year when Jonathan H. ’25 asked Nicole H. ’22 and I quote, “Do you have time to waste?” He pulled up the iafisher.com…

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  Among my defining personality traits are playing 2048 in the year of our lord 2022 — many people have made fun of me for this, but it’s like a fidget…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  A few weeks ago, MIT —  in conjunction with Stanford, IBM, and Aeris Communications —  filed an amicus brief⁠55 For those less familiar with American litigation practices, an amicus brief…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  特别的爱给特别的你 我的寂寞逃不过你的眼睛 This summer, during my three-month internship in Seattle,⁠58 which I will describe to you in painful detail in a later post. a group of intern friends and I…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  Mel: This is a guest post by my friend Mitali C. ’24, a course 20 and a very lovely soul, who I invited to write a post anytime. This is…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  People in dorms with dining halls occasionally ask me, “So in East Campus, what do you eat?” My answers have varied, from “Free food!” to “A lot of things,” to…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022