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  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  ,” hosted by the MIT Office of Digital Learning, Prof Mahajan used several ... result by considering t(sound) separately. Benefit of the insight here is ... the 2600-Year History of the University, Online Learning Resources from

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  , then called the office and was driven the rest of the way by a kind ... Catan. I lost my first game of Settlers of Catan. I paid my first rent ... alarmed by the sight of a 120+ pound dog...and even more alarmed by the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Linkdump: Smart Leaves, Burritos, and Shaq cool things on the Internet

  

  conferences] match the unbridled enthusiasm of the annual energy fête — entirely organized by students — at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." And ... I think I get my need for notes from my mom. Every day of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  another. While some of the energy translated in the videos, all of the ... Done with our Men?" (Photo taken by Joy Ekuta '13) There is a lot of ... [by Nathan Kipniss '14] Last Friday I went to Pulse: “Our

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  I'm beginning to think the foliage is out to get me. I was hit by ... 's formal. Brian speculates: All my buddies tell me MIT is for a bunch of ... your liberal art courses and still have a good chance of making it in MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  thought this would be a good idea because I enjoy the entire process of ... by the idea of hunting down 365 more albums, but for the sake of my ... ,  and organizing any noteworthy finds into one of my 150+ carefully

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  process of making all of the food, I started to think about how the process ... 've learned a number of things: At MIT, the week of my birthday has always been ... parties I've typically blogged about in the middle of October? And the exams

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  started “The Digging Club”: I led two friends to a patch of grass on the ... . Now, instead of using fitted sheets as capes, I buy fabric from the ... everything familiar to me. Until then, my summers had been taken up by academic

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  zones away, I had to throw myself out of bed by 6:45 am. But on the plus ... 't know any seniors. This year, however, I knew tons of seniors, so there were plenty of people I could root for as they walked down the aisle

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  climactic finale, the suppression of the black threat to white society by the ... empowered by the situation. This brings me to that age-old argument of ... power by the recesses of the dark. Should there be limits? Of course there

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  gave, the answer was almost certainly known by the author of the textbook ... know a couple of his professors fairly well by going to talk to them ... thousands of dollars that are flowing back and forth on paper between you and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  getting 6 hours of sleep... by senior year, I was getting to bed before 1 AM ... matter how attractive you are, there are plenty of people at MIT who are way out of your league. Professor attention silly the willy asked, How

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  , especially those of you who are living the process right now. Please just take ... We're closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions, which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  me gain confidence is that in the process of making my tool, I ... For the the first time ever, we spent a prolonged period of time ... about our classes!)"]spending-most-of-the-hours-of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  house in the Boston Cambridge area. Here, I'm renting a 2 bedroom/2 ... 've got a shit ton of other stuff and I figured they were worth sharing, so here are some highlights. Our MIT Wall This is one of the first things

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  navigate my to-do lists ever since middle school. My first means of task ... every fall. They kind of slapped, not gonna lie, but since I had no control over their organization and also don't have any pictures of them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  standards of distance learning by providing a variety of educational resources ... installment of the xTalks: Digital Discourses series organized by MIT Office of Digital Learning. Features and Resources of The Open University The Open

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  of MIT Sloan: Fun Fact: the exterior of the building is lined by 155 ... are some images I've collected over the course of the month. Enjoy ... open space signifies an abundance of opportunities. The Charles River

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  building up of a structure. Catamorphism: the consumption of a structure ... Infinite Corridor. I used a power drill. I got my arm signed by Chris M. '12 ... honorary Randomite), too. Also, someone who stopped by Random today

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  , the author of the class textbook!!) format: two 1.5 hour lectures a week ... externalities (which "arise whenever the actions of one party make another party ... receives the benefits of doing so") like acid rain, global warming, smoking

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005