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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  Nearly two weeks ago, I promised you a Post of Substance™ to be put ... something that wants to be substance one day when it grows up. It's April ... completely forgot about this until Kel '10 walked up to me after our 18

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  physics psets which I'm just a little psyched about. So to share my ... Special Relativity with a brief intro to General Relativity is 1) a physics ... case you want to pop by with a muffin and say hi. Don't forget the muffin

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Michael Jackson originally worked on the soundtrack to ... got lost on my way to 6.003: Signals and Systems recitation on my first ... major and I have no idea how to navigate all the crazy twists and turns of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  recapping to do. This is the most awesome picture I took this summer (the bag ... connected to Star Market, where most MIT students buy their groceries if they ... we can drive you back to your dorm with them. Oh, and we'll pay for it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  Happy International Left-Handers Day yesterday! I've never had to deal with righty desks before, so if you see me beating a chair to ... that says "We're doing this to really learn!" to me. Everything was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... things to come from this group in terms of information is the international financial aid list [XLS] [PDF]. OACAC's Doug Thompson works hard to regularly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  everybody knows happened there really got to me. But as our English ... . Somebody remarked that it was impossible to get by the Brandenburger Tor ... didn't want to turn. That sucked eggs. So we asked the lady sitting there

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  seriously and hurried over to get pictures before things were taken down ... types like to remain anonymous. Mostly because they're usually doing something illegal, and also because it's part of the Hacker Code of Ethics to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  season has been horrible. Sigh... it's been my dream to go on The Amazing ... be of age. Then I just need to find a partner. I need somebody who can balance out my weaknesses. That is, you need to be able to: 1. Drive like a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  Goldberg-type inventions that MIT students make to complete mundane tasks and ... Random Hall laundry server that lets you know whether or not to make a trek ... ) 2nd West using an internet ordering site to save precious seconds when

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  's above the healthy limt of "zero." So I figured now would be a good time to bore you all to death with an insider's look on some more specific ... making a completely awesome aid sheet for 3.091... ...and then you go to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  exciting time to be around MIT, because it is Nobel Prize week. For me, this week is routinely characterized by setting my alarm to wake up super early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  So there's this list of 101 things to do before you graduate from MIT ... serves me correctly, the things you're supposed to do are along the lines of, "Go to Garment District," "go to a BSO concert," "pull an all

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  This was supposed to be a deeply philosophical entry on the wonders ... better just not even bother clicking the link below; trying to download all ... trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  you want to see exactly what an MIT student does over the summer? There's no better way to do that than to look at my webmail inbox--to see ... "blogging" folder, which I haven't had time to set up yet

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  . We went to PetCo by the CambridgeSide Galleria. (The Galleria is the closest mall to campus; a free shuttle leaves from Kendall square about ... able to replace it overnight. Back at home, we have a Rottweiler

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  . Unless you consider all of those 500 forms I needed to fill out and send in to MIT. So I thought, why not share my thoughts on some of the less ... is the most fun topic. I was so, so excited to get the i3 video. i3

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  when I hit 20). To kick off part of the festivities, free hot air ... balloons, the balloon crew let us know the weather was going to be unfriendly ... , I just watched Napoleon Dynamite again.) To make up for the lack of

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the ... 's recent post, I decided to set my iTunes on random and see what happened. But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  I'm a crusty senior now, so I have no fun and sparkly adventures to ... this week). However, what I do have as a senior is the freedom to choose ... because they contribute so much to my enjoyment of MIT, so here's what I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024