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• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  As you may already be aware, today is Ben's birthday! I won't embarrass him by telling you all how old he is =), but I will tell you the ... . So in case you didn't know, I should probably tell you that Ben is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  ? I should also warn people at the beginning that this is a long post. I ... . Now, granted, it is IKEA, so it's hard to tell whether it was originally ... conclusion that the only possible thing to do with them is to replace the

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  't have to explain to all the postdocs what a "blog" is -- but I forgot the ... of the more senior lab members. Morgan's lab is primarily concerned ... 's relatively universal is that the receptors are anchored to other proteins

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  UROP supervisor and sent along their greetings. (Science is kind of a ... guess, because what I do is really not all that extraordinary in the ... better. I guess it's not that way everywhere, which I think is really sort

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  lab, which is due this week. 5.12 Organic Chemistry 3. Sphingosine, a component of sphingomyelin, is part of the cellular lipid bilayer. For ... energy versus dihedral angle. d) What is the barrier to rotation around the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  framing problem, which was developed quite early, is the 'lives saved, lives ... proposed to deal with an epidemic that is threatening 600 lives: one program ... 't have a citation for this, which is sketchy, so feel free not to believe

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a ... the scenes to see how a fashion show is made. [caption id ... --this is the amazing team getting it done: sophia, aimee, layla, pria, mich

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  this is different this has been a build up a wave   I haven ... reach this point?   but hey it happens this is only natural and ... , but it is a lot to put into words at the moment—so I have chosen to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  double-slit experiment (which prove that light is fundamentally quantum ... is technically a quantum process. But those don’t count! What I really want to see is something like a person falling through the floor (via

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess

  

  . M K 2:46 AM Where is[annotation note='im hosting a sunrise watch ... misti. turns out, miguel is thinking of misti also for the summer']Like you’re already in a Misti right[/annotation] omg so real This is for

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  me on the quality of my life with full force. MIT is so vast and there ... is. friends  this goes without saying so I will keep this short but ... the early universe with Jorian whose level-headedness is genuinely

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how i feel about ai-generated art from an artist's perspective

  

  is ai so bad at making hands?[/caption] Recently, I read something by ... , this is only my reaction, and certainly other creatives might not feel ...  don’t feel the same). Artists’ ire is two-pronged. One, artificial intelligence

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 11, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  This entire blog has this playlist. Enjoy. Also this is the second ... next thing. The issue is, that I don't know how long this feeling is ... -ish blogs and living. I know in theory that this feeling is okay, it just is

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  afterwards i think this is actually a pretty common bias. it’s closely related ... about is the concept of “beginner gains” in the context of learning. that is to say, if you’re a curious person with an open mind, you can

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  people tell me that math is important in learning computer science (drawing ... something I could ever establish an interest in. The weird thing is that I ... math itself is a lot rockier, swinging between begrudging acceptance and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The seniors are tired but the frosh are fine

  

  prefrosh are here, so I need to put on a smile, because MIT is supposed ... truth is a complicated thing and no one statement can ever capture ... means more names to learn, and GPH is happening right now, GPH being

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  All At Once is a sci-fi action adventure comedy about a Chinese American ... watching the movie but the movie was kind of just happening to me. It is ... -universe husband tells our main character that she is living her worst life possible

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  . Capturing the avatar is the only way that Zuko, who has been disgraced and ... narrative effect of Zuko fighting an infection is such a clever and beautiful way of showing the audience how painful it is to change on a deep

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  the North Point Park, which is a nice way to see the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, which is brightly lit at night. The Paul Revere Park is fun to explore as well; there's a great waterfront area

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  ), which is my [annotation note="see: free granola bars, ramen, coffee, and ... get to MTC in under five. WILD. this is so revolutionary for me ... astounding!! i'm currently living near the MIT Museum, which is a couple of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020