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  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad ... decreased groundspeed when flying upstream. For instance, if your plane is designed to fly at 20 mph and the wind is 30 mph, your plane will take off

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  that being an introvert is necessarily bad (check out Quiet by Susan Cain ... 're a brand new man, and the brand new you is confident, composed, and ... friends can't be that hard. All you have to do is say hi, shake hands, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  do you think about x global issue" or "what is your goal here at MIT ... as an introduction. What I do remember is thinking, "Wow, this conversation is refreshing" because he quickly got to asking bread

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  ’s Sunday morning now, daylight savings time is weird) on the 6th floor of the ... ; GEL is no exception. In my time, I’ve noticed that at the ... involved with things is a lot of fun and normally not mind

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  is 2.00B, Course 2's introductory class to toy product design.  Product ... weeks, I've decided that Course 2 is, in the words of Kirsten, super legit ... interdisciplinary work - so 2A-20 (a flexible MechE with a bioengineering track) is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  ; 1. “The sky is the limit” - Mom Since I was a very little Gabe, my ... must have heard her whisper “the sky is the limit” in my ear thousands of ... what, Mom?” I asked. “That the sky is the limit. That you can do anything

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  MIT is a really stressful place.  Class just started less than one ... electronics.  The Garment District is one of my new favorite places in Cambridge.  Look at the boots! And here is a picture of my roommate Maggie making

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  /No Record :(. But no worries, I'm back on the blogosphere. Since today is ... job recruitment here is also intense. Over IAP, I wandered among the ... is a great chance to dive into some neat projects. I've been on the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  around to playing Braid, which is sort of like Portal in that it involves solving puzzles using a novel game mechanic, although IMHO, Braid is way ... software interviews, and hanging out with a bunch of coders is always fun

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  fact that people say an education at MIT is like drinking from a fire ... , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture shock for this reason. I'm the kind of person who is used to saying yes to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  success. Thankfully the MIT Housing system is designed to give everyone the best chance at being put where they're happiest. Of course no system is ... (Residence Exploration). REX is where each of the dorms pulls out all the stops

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  -time favorite answers were: [Q: What is your race?] “I guess I’m Caucasian. I ... '?] “Whatever -- anywhere the wind blows is cool” In other news: one of the preferred meats on this island is spam -- restaurants have as many entrees

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  awkwardly inline. As fun as it is to play outside, the time-honored sport of crufting (see: crvfting) is an important part of daily life at MIT. Although ... have a massive summer reading list that I cooked up... although it is

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  , my favorite group is Techiya. As an a capella group, Techiya does not have any professor as a director or musical advisor. Techiya is made up ... Hebrew, so it is definitely helpful to speak Hebrew, but it’s not at

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  Add Date -- the last date on which you can add a class -- is this ... ’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... year), the aim of this course is to provide the tools engineers need to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  , and the office is revving back up. And with that, it's time for a few ... day. Opening, identifying, processing, and filing these documents is straightforward enough, but it takes a lot of time! It is completely normal for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  Here is what Google Calendar has to say about my first two months at ... ! Images not for the faint-hearted. Spiraling out of control. - Now is ... /No Record is a great time to do this – to adopt the “I want to be busy, but

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  case, reviews (as you will see...), etc. Apparently, there is a ... things…(brief preface: the first project is about using folding operations ... is architecture, really..." [2:07 AM] Xenia and Nicole testing their

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  an official photograph, followed by the Q&A: Nancy Kanwisher is the ... one of the most fundamental questions any scientist can ask: What is the ... Saxe has even discovered a brain region that is specialized for thinking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] The Wiesner Student Art Gallery is located on the second floor of the Student Center (W20) and is the only permanent ... locked myself in the dark abyss that is the darkroom, losing all track of

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010