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  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  ’ve decided to do a post dedicated to my favorite number. Here, [latex]\tau[/latex] (the Greek letter tau, usually pronounced to rhyme with how but some people rhyme it with law) refers to the superior circle constant, [latex

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  I'm taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or ... ?[/caption] Ponies are difficult to sculpt because they have distinctive features that ... into nobility, she spends her days prancing around regally, refusing to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  changed to be shanty by pop culture. When I say CHantey, I mean a historical ... to.  The Golden Age of Piracy was from 1650-1739, and the Chanties as ... " was a work song sung to coordinate a heaving task (like spinning the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... work with at MIT these days. There's a lot to unpack here. (Indeed, I ... blog post about this class from a year ago if you want to see a more

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  It's more likely than you think! To understand this hack, you need ... to the animals and parts of nature whose voices are "silenced ... planned to Building 54 -- a renovation sponsored by Shell, the oil company

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  brings me to hall rush! Each hall in East Campus has a different culture ... then rank where they want to live. Each hall puts together events to convince the freshmen that their hall is a good place to live in. We bought

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a shoebox pc clips of summer

  

  internship on june fourth, it's already july 17th, and i move back to mit late august 25th. 41 days are behind me with 41 days to go. before i know it, this house i'm in already feels like home: i start to think for the first

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: CrowdMath, by Art of Problem Solving and MIT PRIMES, is a thing now a brief note in between committee breaks

  

  problems for the students to tackle together. If the students reach ... the opportunity to collaborate on a large research project with top ... Solving are working together to create a place for students to experience

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Break New Ground Join the NEW MIT-Chile Program

  

  MISTI is pleased to announce the launch of its eleventh country ... MIT faculty and students to connect with research and innovation in ... , is home to the country’s most important universities and research

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  applications. Last year, it was 17,909 to be exact. And we don't just see them ... 's perfect). But when there get to be a lot of errors, we start to question how ... to proofread and double-check your spelling - and don't just rely on

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  Not gonna lie, my happy-to-sad ratio is a little sad-heavy at the ... days - and not my usual ten minutes - of moping, I've finally decided to take a different perspective on this problem. I'm going to see this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of ... a transcript of the email that was sent this morning: From: Erin To ... quickly consumed (but at least I got some pictures this time!) (To the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  ……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things ... enrolled at MIT. So for all of you who are looking to merge your talents in ... will be able to find a home here at MIT. Recently, Professor of Music

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  details about Mathematica, be sure to check it out. Today though, Wolfram ... want to a ridiculous degree of accuracy and depth. I can't get into too much detail describing this now because I need to study for my final on

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Of Orange Juice and Animal Hats. How the Flintstones failed me.

  

  to be ridiculously sick on several major holidays throughout my life ... to a single white blood cell, lovingly known as Theodore. (Actual text ... ’s Theo doing? Does he need more orange juice or soup or anything?) To put

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on My ... application component at this time. There are still more weeks of reading to be ... able to evaluate it before selection committee begins. The best way to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For great justice…

  

  contributed to it. Your Orientation experience can really shape your MIT ... you get to college, student government (sort of a misnomer in the UA ... through surveys of the freshmen and the upperclassmen. We went to different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  made very difficult, but we can earn back up to half the points we lost ... something to do with codes. Thursday: 9.71 midterm. I was pretty happy about ... 'm talking to another course 9 major, the usual response is "What?", so I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  that uncommon." "No, parents are going to read this and be all, 'Oh good ... . :) Max In my freshman year, Course 10: Chemical Engineering decided to add Course 10B: Biological AND Chemical Engineering to its repertoire. Their

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  class from the Admissions Office to the Academic Resource Center (ARC ... ? A cover letter from Marilee, formally transitioning you to the ARC ... wisely. Feel free to choose something with some personality, if you like

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006