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  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about pandemics and plagues in history 21H.000: History of Now: Plagues and Pandemics

  

  across the country (and the world) will speak on various aspects of the ... , the course will focus on the history of infectious disease. We will look ... Pandemic, a biology lecture series on the coronavirus that anyone in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  When I was in high school one of the most influential non ... "). This landmark book provides profiles of the inner work life of hundreds of people in hundreds of different professions from hair dressers to

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  all of them. I remember all the discussions we had on Wednesdays and ... ’s Delivery. Here’s a photo of our committee on April 18, 2017 at the 2019’s ... in this one :( ... why must one of us be on Ring Comm and the other a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  End of term

  

  While the period known as "End of term" certainly brings finals ... conclusion of a great semester. You've probably already heard about many of these, including the last 3.091 lecture (described here by Kevin), all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  For the first half of IAP, we were speed walking to prepare for the spring semester. But for the second half, we arrived on campus and did some stuff! In no particular order, here is a list: 1) We went on an errand

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  might understand why. On the first day of classes, I had Intro to Biology ... tall and narrow, and she curled the ends of her letters so that each word ... my lecture notes, there is a mixture of 1) abbreviated content (normal

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  yesterday on account of being mediocre at MIT. These feelings have been ... towards that. On the second day of 2022, I found myself pulling out my old ... words excited me. Reflecting on it now, I want more of those feelings. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  ever written on the subject of Facebook privacy. So you can imagine my ... competition on a grand scale. Teams of up to 200 people attempt to be first to ... metaphor: running the Hunt reminded me of working backstage on college

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / CPW

  the two sides of CPW CPW as told by a prefrosh and an upperclassman

  

  screenshot of my spreadsheet. I went to 18/33 of the events I put on my ... cake on fire" event. Apparently to set a cake on fire, you need a LOT of ... on fire in the oven), we just hoped that a single bottle of extract

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 24, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find admissions statistics?

  we love stats too! You can learn the number of applicants, admitted students, and SAT/ACT score ranges for admitted students on the Admissions statistics page. The International Students Office has interesting stats on
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  time to elaborate on. But this is a good start. I'm a jigsaw puzzle of ... bit of a culture shock that made me want to better understand my ... sit down and write my opinions on personal and political matters and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes ... I have some pretty fond memories of second semester senior year, largely consisting of doing nothing, making random trips to Steak 'N Shake

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  I try my best to be as honest as possible on the blogs, while simultaneously trying to be kind to the institution that gives me the privilege of having such a wide platform to share my ideas on. Which is also why it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  bring the wrath of higher-ups raining down on the admissions office again ... couple of things I want to touch on when answering your question. The first ... up as a pencil on the Entries page it was probably red-flagged by half

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  on the harsh overhead lights of an interrogation room, illuminating a ... , licks pie off of Emad's horrified face, still in slow motion. On Sunday ... down on the steps of Lobby 10, I set up my normal non-slow-motion camera

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  my mind theory and impact existed on two sides of an impenetrable ... . By a strange twist of fate, in my junior year I found myself working on ... focus on theoretical ML, but in fact, most of the work looks like this

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  decoding of the serial numbers on the packaging produced a phone number with ... than a U-haul on a highway pass made of biscotti and airplane glue ... : Cookies Version 2.0 on BMF Kitchen Critical analysis of our previous

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  this world that you are meant to do. For those of you on the waitlist ... A few of you are starting to receive your decisions. To those of you ... very, very proud of your accomplishment. To those of you who didn't get

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering to be awarded on the ... From Wednesday's faculty meeting... Motion for a Bachelor of Science ... proposal of the Biological Engineering Division to offer an S.B. program that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  favorite part of my notebook. I use CAD (Solidworks, Fusion360, OnShape) for ... on everything from my interest in the subject, the pace of the lecture ... losing a sketchbook you’ve worked hard on is one of the most devastating

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025