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• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  . MIT is not a school for the daintily-shod. For that, I direct you to the ... wearing thick, waterproof shoes, because the road to MIT is paved with slush ... laundry hamper mashed onto the cushions of a green car. (Is “green” somewhat

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  get to laugh at the word "pants" and not even feel bad about it ("I was ... mail. It's not a weird as it sounds, I promise). At the end of the unit ... their kids, but his Nobel is kind of off in the corner of his office. He

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How Do You Mic A Stripper? [by Harrison Bralower '11] It's a great question when you really think about it.

  

  together around here and the payoff is six days of raw, naked glory (let me ... interviewed to be the Sound Designer for the Musical Theater Guild's (MTG) spring production of The Full Monty. It's a great question when you really

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  Cafe is the best place in town for soup dumplings (very, very yummy ... should read the Nick Hornby novel on which this movie is very loosely based (I'd say Clueless is a more faithful adaptation of Emma). The largest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  represent. The latke, essentially a potato pancake, is traditionally eaten ... energy crisis, as the latke (allegedly) is capable of generating its own ... trying to pay attention (not look through the viewfinder) while recording

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  all these memories fill the the now empty expanse that is allan's room ... 's no reason for me not to begin, all i can do is stare at it and want to ... problems on the 6.042 final, i'm happy. my mental state is the healthiest it

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  're number 40. "33," the lady calls. Well, that's not...so bad. "35. 36. 38 ... the people going to the same college you are, is aware of the late girl ... on it. And of course the air conditioning is on while you're sleeping

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  . And then there's the expense of it all. Nothing in the sport is cheap. Each trip to the rink not only is a 25 min commute, but add in the cost ... , training. The skating season is year-round, no breaks, hardly any room for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  either - the bus system is pretty good from what i've seen. there are very few pedestrians as well, so walking on the streets is kind of lonely ... are no trees and the sky is so big. i've lived in new england for the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  halls) for the weekly Physics department colloquium. The speaker is a guy ... , however, is a HERO; he rolled up the sleeves of his white button-down shirt ... apparently said "you may want to evacuate...I'm not sure." The Internet has

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  nearby, but the slightly closer one, at about 25 minutes' walk, is the ... ="attachment_39899" align="alignnone" width="3024"] Not strictly fall or the city, but ... I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  . Apparently, Smoot was about 5'6" ­he is not the midget we thought he was ... first, but then figured, "Why not?" So here we are (By the way, Paul is ... there. The room was nice and cool (but not chilly!). The dimness of the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  NOT BE HARMED. THE BLOOD MOON IS SACRED. Now, imagine the eraser of this ... Pi Day is a big deal at MIT. Not only does it go hand-in-hand with the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge ... intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  Note: xTalks: Digital Discourses is a seminar series from the ... . This blog post is a summary of the event ... Education: the idea behind this was (and still is) to completely transform an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  foreign to me. the problem is not that i am unwilling to ask other people ... and it’s something i struggle to understand. the claim is something like ... nice and all, but this is an idea that is hard for me not to be doubtful

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Media Lab?

  The MIT Media Lab is known for its bold innovations that help invent the future, and fosters an “antidisciplinary research community” that mixes and matches seemingly disparate research disciplines to pioneer
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  ?" Well, you see, of the 11 undergrad dorms, only one, McCormick, is all ... am not, for the record, a star student at MIT), but I like that I am ... concentration is in political science. With the stress...there is no average day

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kick . . . start

  

  ? My job. My job is very much not boring and I think you'll agree. I ... walkthrough adventures.  The company I work for is called 5 Wits and the CEO is ... months. Yay!!! Either that or you're gearing up and anxiously awaiting the

  • by Snively '11
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  correctly: live action anime. It is being put on by the MIT Dance Theater ... Initiative, better known as MISTI, is launching its ninth country program: the ... : The physics lecture by Ted Hänsch, the Nobel Laureate. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007