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Blog / Academics & Research
Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff
Economics is a weird kind of science. Like biologists or chemists, economists are of course concerned with gathering empirical data to support or ... deal in the habits of atoms and molecules, economics explores those of -
Blog / Academics & Research
italy research in pompeii
, analyzed samples of roman concrete, learned how to mosaic and fresco, visited ... . It was one of the most interesting classes I’ve ever had, getting to ... the airport[/caption] The two desginated adults of the trip were Admir -
Blog / How to Human
Trail Notes
triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically ... reaching the heavy heat of Kentucky summers, summer in Alaska feels more concentrated, more intense, though all of Alaska is like that – it demands full -
Blog / People & Identities
BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence
of the content and a deeper appreciation for the creators. But even if ... to be SO interesting. Perhaps one day I’ll join the ranks of video ... form of media studies content. Unfortunately I hate video editing, so for -
Blog / Academics & Research
[Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)
You can now read this blog on the Morningside Academy of Design (MAD ... given the choice of several types of faculty advising. There’s traditional ... community events, students learn about all types of design and related fields -
Blog / Personal Projects
I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years
knows how many times, and each one has a story, whether it's that of the ... at the start of my sophomore year, the door was not only blank, it was ... the fall semester, and sometime late in IAP, I hit on the idea of a -
Blog / Academics & Research
still a physics major against all odds
of great importance. I wrote: I think my being a physics major has ... long after writing that blog, though, I had a bit of a breakthrough in ... general relativity, and all of a sudden I was reminded of just how -
Blog / How to MIT
MIT-ish on being MIT enough
who get excited at the prospect of a challenging math problem or physics conundrum, has thrown me into some sort of spiral of "not being MIT enough ... 'm reminded of why I'm at this school in the first place. Being an MIT student -
Blog / Academics & Research
Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)
Ethics and Politics of Food. The assignment was to engage with the topics of the class further by "introducing a moral question concerning food ... some form of activism around food justice, but writing a blog post seemed -
Blog / Events
To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.
way to the Kendall T-station. Let me give you an idea of exactly how ... Gregor, BC, Baker, McCormick, and Maseeh, the broad avenue of dorm row was ... Infinite in the middle of night, it struck me that this was my school. Long -
Blog / Study Abroad
Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens
have had good reasons! As some of you may know, I've been studying abroad ... months. Here at Cambridge, instead of having finals at the end of each ... the end of the year (Easter term). Since each student generally takes 5 -
Blog / Events
MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!
comfortable standing in front of an audience and trying to convince them of ... 4-5 minutes to engage a panel of judges (representing all 5 academic schools at MIT) and a lecture hall full of eager audeince members. The -
Blog / MIT Life
8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.
% of your friends are within 2 feet of you at any time while you're awake ... to have less friends. (Especially if your friends come in multiples of ... capital of whichever Dakota or Carolina you find to be more mneumonically -
Blog / MIT Life
It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!
describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the ... New York at 11:00 AM. Of course, the Fung Wah Bus Company hurriedly ... their website, but I'm not good at this kind of thing anyway. Anyhoo, four -
Blog / Miscellaneous
No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.
in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel awards ceremony in H****** Square. The "Igs," sponsored by a bunch of Mensa ... nontraditional research in a variety of disciplines. This year, awards were -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually
traditions that motivate a significant population of students to stay in their dorm for all four years of undergrad. At this school, students can have ... Random Hall also allow cats to wander the halls of floors designated as cat -
Blog / Uncategorized
time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond
obnoxious. If I wake up, it’s not because of a clock, but instead purely through the strength of hopes, dreams, affirmations, and prayers ... want to admit how many first period tardies I had in my senior year of -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... —if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of -
Blog / Academics & Research
Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…
% pure silk” scarves as gifts. However, I was skeptical of these scarves as ... they want. I was convinced that these scarves were made of some synthetic textile like polyester, while my mom was convinced that “of course