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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  consequences of international trade? universal grammar? Last April, at our ... opportunities. The goal of the event was to help survey the kind of work done at ... part of the core curriculum required of all MIT students, but at their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  design a control system for a YF03 robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as an energy source at Iberdrola in Spain; conduct experimental investigations of rheological

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  "locker") and a website at http://www.mit.edu/~yourusername.And, of course ... , but start posting your Class of 2013 questions at the Orientation blog ... represents the transition of the newly admitted class from the Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  out of that exam. After waking up at 5:30PM on Sunday night having only ... , right?) Item the first: The Journal of Negative Results. My advisor and ... isolation of the Clock gene in mice. Clock is the result of a point mutation

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  despite weeks of complaining and telling faculty we're at our breaking point ... simultaneously trying to be kind to the institution that gives me the privilege of ... with every day that comes and I want it to change. For those of you who

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  because at Manray, despite the large numbers of good dancers, there's always ... students help. Many students said he was one of the best people they met at ... days of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, I went on

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  lot. And I think this is something a lot of people can relate to. There ... more details. You learn from your mistakes and get better at making ... this loop of thinking in almost every interaction, conversation

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  opening of the new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex at MIT: On Friday, MIT plans to dedicate what it bills as the largest collection of ... computer science department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  carts of food careening through the aisles and pointing at the nicest ... . Luckily, all of our mothers had instilled in us at an early age to always ... I did three things on Saturday, and each one of them rocked. Better

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  months. Here at Cambridge, instead of having finals at the end of each ... 've ever taken at MIT. Anyways, one of the attractive portions of the ... at 7 am... but it was a pretty boring month of my life. We tried to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  of myself at the foot of my goddess. Athena is also the name of MIT ... photos at Eric Schmiedl's gallery. Also courtesy of Eric, here's a ... Late on Sunday evening, just before the first day of MIT's finals

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  . We present our toys during the Playsentations at the end of the ... sketch book full of ideas that's due at the end of the semester. One of ... Yesterday marked the beginning of classes, but today marked my first

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  at MIT, and I love it. Here are some of the classes I am taking or have ... the class by listening to, looking at, or talking about an example of ... , including a look at the "Table of Forms."  We would have lots of assignments

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Ask Me Anything go on

  

  closed! at 10:54 EST. so i can go to bed without worrying about whom I'm not answering. thanks all!  Today is Sunday. I am at home. After I do a small amount of requisite shopping, I am going to eat an entire

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness. After a few semesters of psets, midterms, finals, and projects, that once ... favoritism leveled at the Ring Committee - of the 11 members, 10 are affiliated

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  us at this time to check on the status of your application or to see if ... applications." Emily at Olin:"For those of your checking your status pages every ... )I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  of different ways of looking at different things." There are also all ... Times has seen fit to devote more inches to the topic of gifted education ... Talented Youth (CTY). I'm glad to see one of my favorite teachers from my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  Networking Brunch," and, perhaps the best of them all, Tech Night at the Pops: For 108 years now, Tech Night at the Pops has been one of the most beloved traditions at the Institute. Generations of MIT alumni, guests

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to show off the cool stuff they make. (Sponsored by Make magazine, of course.) There ... replica of Mousetrap the board game. Rather than have me add 25 hyperlinks

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  goop, not terrain. after all, it’s not like at every meter of terrain the ... slope of the ground changes suddenly at the grid points; this doesn ... is ten minutes in game) i found myself at the shore of an ocean. i

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023