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  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  's acoustics. From one lateral end to the other, all you can see are rows of ... screen, you can tell that it'll be memorable. Now if you were to take a ... screaming or shaky cinematography can quite do justice to it. (Nor can any

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... not something that can be decided on a whim. So when I tell you ... fine. You can’t be awesome at everything, all the time; it’s much more

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 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…

  

  and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009. Q. Can you ... one of the most fundamental questions any scientist can ask: What is the ... -purpose parts of the brain and mind. Q. Can you tell us about an undergraduate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  you can't fix it? Do you really work for the Apple Store?" BARGAINING ... somewhere that MIT students can theoretically get by without owning a laptop ... university in the US - perhaps even the world. i usually can get MIT signal in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  "the new Ben." For those who don't remember Ben Jones I can instead say ... decide if you can't imagine spending your college life anywhere else. In ... revel in the idea that every day I come to work I can discover what

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  the bag than the erasers/trash cans/beard trimmers were worth combined ... less beard trimmers). You can take actual classes - some even extend from the fall term through January - or you can take crash courses in pottery

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  page. http://www.mitadmissions.org/mt/mt.cgi As you can see, we use the ... you can see the number of posts and how many comments there are, though ... 't want to give away any surprises, but as you can see there's a lot of neat

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  sorts of neat money-making things you can do that don't necessarily take ... well. They can range from $10 or $13 for a half hour session to $100 for ... is where mail comes, oftentimes you can get movies here, and they also

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  ....it's MIT, and languages don't involve math and all. First of all, I can ... the word "and" in Italian is "e" (pronounced like a long A). You can ... on, and you can see how this might get annoying. But, the class was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  table-- this can't have been our final set-up :P - yeah actually if you ... 't know how you guys do it, I can barely get all this stuff graded on time ... harder) 8.13 - lab 8.286 - early universe (w/ alan guth) - this can serve

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  life decisions, but I can suggest a couple things to ease the pain. It ... place. Especially because there's no way you can know how a school will ... time.) 10. Relax. Relax. Relax. Relllaaaxxxxx. ("I can't relax! Who IS

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free ... …and these expectations can drive you insane!) The same principle applies in ... just can’t turn down a good opportunity to learn (and have fun!) So

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  's imperfections when I moved into Next House (not to mention that you can't switch ... Ozer (Zozer) '07, chairman of The Tech, can probably tell you about it better than I can. Here's an email he sent out to Next Forum, our mailing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  met with looks of disbelief. People generally can’t seem to wrap their ... can think of anything else, let me know. The article goes on to mention ... can do about it. The Association for Women in Science, the National

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  some upperclassmen can comment on campus life in the summer. -Many ... : * (generally) higher pay (investment banks can pay up to around $10,000 for a ... , and use MIT resources to find a job. As a sophomore, you can participate

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can ... can look into it for you, too. I've already been able to track down some financial aid answers for some other commenters, and I'm sure I can help you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  . You can imagine how awesome Michael Xiang, a junior in Biology with ... , you can figure out the DNA coding for the receptor. Voila! His UROP in ... equipment. Mike helped to build a database called the "massome" where you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  on this project since November 2004... I can't believe we're almost ... I can find one of my friends who can give intelligent advice on ... , you can start UROPing as early as freshman year (although many labs like

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  and your talents can be considered with your other talents in your ... that you bring to this process and your talents can be considered with ... to this process and your talents can be considered with your other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  really would like an interview though, because I believe that it can ... .B. wrote, "1. Can you tell me if there are any interviewers around Oslo, or ... , and we will consider this as part of your context. 3. You can write us a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005