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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  ) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the ... books from as early as the 1400s to as recent as the 1980s, but ... remains a mystery to me (though I did try to find a pattern in the prices

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  description: There is often a tendency to consider technical systems as 'purely ... historically contributed to its current shapes. In doing so, we will come to ... alternative pasts, and still may have alternative futures.   To give you a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  1. When will the snow piles melt? Bragging rights to whoever gets ... upon a time a few weeks ago, campus was a tame soon-to-be snowman's nest ... "icicles" stemming from the gutters. My guess is going to be May 1. 2. Is

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  , though, it can be a harder question to answer. Our profession requires no ... conflated, it's hard to translate our professional skills to make them legible to a lay audience. I don't operate heavy machinery or conduct

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  YAY November!!! First off, a huge WELCOME to the EA applicants! You ... until December. A girnomous WELCOME also to the RA applicants! Your ... to me by the Admissions Office through the Shadow a Student Program

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  card deck that just lives on the lounge table, waiting to catch the eye of unsuspecting psetters to distract them for hours. Sometimes we ... with 81 cards, sets of 3, and more insanity. It also happens to be

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  my total time in college is coming to an end. I suppose this is supposed to be one of those posts where I talk about how much I've grown over ... 's to come. I don't think this is going to be one of those posts. I don

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  Aviator and Family Guy) while assembling our airplane to drown out the ... and headed out to Wichita, Kansas for the 18th Annual AIAA DBF ... .   (You'd be surprised how many people want to lick our airplane. It

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  , I turned into a puddle of excitement. A puddle! I tried to plan out ... miserably failed at attending all the events I had hoped to be at. While this is not a guide to optimizing your CPW experience... here are a few

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman ... , looking at every project I can find. But today, I was there to attend the final presentation of the class Science Fiction to Science Fabrication

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  Comparative Media Studies. I'm kind of considering it. > I have yet to see if ... . This marks the end of a very good start to what will be a very good ... , which I haven't been able to do for a while. If there's one thing I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  handwriting. In sixth grade, Megan P. sat next to me in science class and had ... penmanship now bear little resemblance to Megan's. And I can write much more ... huge plus. When studying for exams, it's NOT agony to flip through my old

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance ... all the things I love. I will also be back at MGH soon to volunteer so ... Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is dedicated to education and

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  take-away. Earlier this year Eliza asked us to install wireless Internet ... now I quite enjoy being able to stream BBC Radio to Zanzibar while on ... the pond to explore the secrets of the old colonies and whatnot. I must

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  ), which traditionally is when all the students return to see all their ... bit different. There's no snow to be seen, and temps are relatively ... hoping to ski--there's not really snow anywhere in North America. But some

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Thing I Love About MIT… Is how easy it was to use an assignment to pick up a cool internship.

  

  homework means significantly more time to be creative and pursue passions (at ... ’s backyard). I'd like to share how I found myself working for this 1.5 year old ... ). The term-long project (and ~40% of our grade) was to write a detailed

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  ). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas ... judgment to go to classes, carry on coursework, etc., I feel like this

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  (D-NY) suggested using the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as a legal requirement for the government to continue paying its financial ... ." So how does this document, well over 200 years old, continue to shape

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  's "Under the Dome" Open House. To put that into perspective, hosting this ... , you have my permission to put down your AP study books and take a look ... -long activity of its own, called "Deliver!" The goal of "Deliver!" is to build

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... to Dr. Bigelow’s address. Then followed Felton, and Mr. Savage was importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011