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Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."
impressive slate of visitors over the past year - Melis recently blogged about ... still think Neil wins. (No offense to the guv'nor, of course.) Of course ... ) but are quickly hushed and shamed by the rest of the audience, who are -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere
dear friend on a Christmas tree farm. The other half of my possessions ... back in March. The drive west gave me a lot of nostalgia. In junior high ... spent there shaped a lot of my perspectives – the independence of living -
Blog / Uncategorized
Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile
heating up the front seat of my compact car. I was drinking an ice coffee and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... begin to ask the questions and reflect on our use of technology, if we -
Blog / MIT Life
Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week
entry that would exceed the length of The Old Man and the Sea, and so I ... desk, I spied a whiteboard in the hallway with a suspicious bag of candy taped to the side. Thanks to the educational value of countless Halloweens -
Blog / Events
Western Union A celebration of marriage, nanotechnology, and acrophobia in Seattle, WA.
to celebrate the wedding of one of my floormates. She met her husband ... reunion with many of the '05s from my floor. Okay, enough with the romance ... Pot, on Pier 57. The cool half of the group got a meal that requires the -
Blog / Admissions
Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?
huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to show off the ... replica of Mousetrap the board game. Rather than have me add 25 hyperlinks ... be there! Oh yeah, its got everything. In addition to all of the -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.
(students, faculty and staff) are back into the rhythm of the academic season ... innovations. Some of the most successful examples are outside of the classroom ... -Perez) and I engaged in an online experiment: we took all of the lectures for 6 -
Blog / How to MIT
how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style dotted lines go brrrrr
="attachment_65379" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] from the ancient days of hs ... chalkboards on one of his walls. (I talk about this more in the whiteboard post ... .999% of the time. But alas, I cannot teach you in person, so here is a how -
Blog / Extracurriculars
DDR Tetris Read: The silliest video I have ever made.
stand partner in the MIT Symphony Orchestra had made. Then, a couple months ago, I had the opportunity to see it first-hand during an impromptu cello section social. Then, I let the footage remain in my Flip -
Blog / MIT Life
I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.
same story is told, in turn, from the perspective of Rob, Laura, and ... scheduled entry.... One of the things I like about being home is getting to catch up on current events through the vast library of Newsweek, Time, and -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?
The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate students, but is also open to graduate students, who compete in the annual ... learn and practice some or all of the following: lightweight composite -
Blog / Admissions
What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.
Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus ... Machine": One part of CPW mythology is the "Weather Machine" -- that somehow ... substantial portion of the Class of 2012 will be on campus, so it would actually -
FAQ / Transfer
Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?
the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT ... what you would like to major in, you may also want to take a look at the -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora
the morning so I woke up around 9:30am and then went to 14.01 recitation ... interface has a bunch of different methods and if you create a class… I DON ... always puts super cute pictures of his cute baby son with captions that are -
Blog / Personal Travel
halfway across the world moving to russia for the semester
after. From her balcony window, I can see the bright lights of the town ... sets. I can imagine the outline of the forest I would see in the distance ... afternoon and feel sleepy for the rest of the evening. But I feel sleepy all -
Blog / Academics & Research
Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something
butterfly that chugs along the top of a giant golden cardboard stag head ... the world of “making” by signing up for MakeMIT, even though they had no ... for different categories at the end of the night. Hacking officially -
FAQ / Academics and research
What is the MIT Energy Initiative?
The MIT Energy Initiative is a platform for highly focused energy-related activity at MIT. The program includes research, education, campus energy management, and outreach programs that cover all areas of energy supply and -
Blog / Events
Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.
Zaira, an 11th grade student from Brownsville, Texas (the tip of ... .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes ... , you'd see a bimodal distribution, and we'd be smack in the middle of the -
Blog / Academics & Research
VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!
summer. Professor Markus Zahn talked about the logistics of the program ... 6 students go through an interview process in the fall of their junior ... think the last part of the presentation was the most inspiring. (Although