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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article ... fundamental limitation of social science, which is that it is situation ... guessing would predict. This sort of question is right in the social science

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  then, but I can't take advantage of any of their offers now because they ... a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and visiting colleges. A friend and I were part of an Honors Band that weekend

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  in Paris, France working at the Observatory of Paris. Roughly 1/3 of ... the rotation of the Earth, Le Verrier worked to discover Neptune, Cassini created a map of the moon that was the best available until

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  Development). Each student could apply to a maximum of three externships. One of ... spanning the month of January called the Independent Activities Period, or ... travel abroad (with your expenses paid through various MISTI programs, of

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  . Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response ... heart of much of the Program’s work lies MIT’s Integrated Global System Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  :   Hello dear readers. In keeping with the trend of bloggers posting ... blocks of free time, none of those "empty" hours will ever be spent doing nothing. In fact, I think this will be one of my busiest semesters so far. I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  about physical principles and how other people have applied them. A ... of machine and computer tool use so all the Mechanical Engineering students will be equipped to handle upper level classes. But instead of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  all about two things: demonstrating the fundamental properties of ... “classical” (non-quantum) limits. Most of the experiments in 6.2410 use quantum optics – think lasers, mirrors, and whatnot. Except instead of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  in a fresh layer of panic, bolted outside in 40-degree wind chill, ran ... Bluntly put, this was the worst week of my life. Geez! you say. That ... a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  entered the lottery for advising seminars (and may apply for one of the ... semester at MIT, on the academic side of things, I took four science classes ... a part of MIT. I applied to be a blogger because I wanted nothing more

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  look forward to. This September, I’ll be beginning a Masters of Science ... -way ticket home. There was a semblance of relief, knowing that years of toiling ... beginning of the rest of my life. But, in reality, there was none of that, as

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships ... -Help portion of your financial aid, at least at MIT) while at the same time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  one of many things. I’m thinking maybe an alligator with rollerblades ... person, however, would recognize the tell-tale signs of a bad joke and wait ... , “Grass. I lied about the wheels. Ha!” It’s the epitome of the anti

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  operations that are applied to the inputs. It's kind of like working with ... "...only uninterested people." I kind of hate coming up with titles ... . Chesterton. In any case, the entire point of that little tangent was to get on

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Eating Too Much Cake Just kidding, this post is about physics

  

  science for too long. I was walking along a riverbed and I was torn. I spent most of high school letting academics, particularly science, overwhelm me ... thought that it would be more of the same; but I couldn’t not go, for it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  and affiliated companies (collectively, NBC Universal) are the owners of ... similar activities) of the NBC Universal Property or Properties listed below ... that use of the NBC Universal Property or Properties in the manner

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  international students have applied for freshman admission, making the rate of ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  , they were all venues of festivities to celebrate the Glamour Top 10 ... Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not only had a ridiculous amount of fun, but also left the City feeling

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  Episode 7 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now. Stories include ... from the beautiful roof deck of McCormick Hall; it's worth watching just ... Jeff Silva of Academic Media Production Services (AMPS), who makes each

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a