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• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  settled?) by the Writers Guild of America. Without writers, the show has ... electrodynamics. Conan: Yes. So maybe by thinking about this problem we will solve ... : Well of course. Probably by spinning a ring. Prof. Fisher: Well, you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Inbox Insanity "You've Got Mail."

  

  thought we’d go into a part of MIT that is seldom seen by public eyes. You ... by sending out even more emails… But in the end, checking my email is ... -hour, etc...) because you never know when you're going to be surprised by

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  could the past eight weeks have gone by so quickly? I can still remember ... by ice cream at Ben & Jerry's, and refused to let me pay. I ... , my achievements and my failures side by side. Even in just eight weeks

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  Judge Appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals By Sharron Kahn Luttrell ... up a number of firsts. Raised in Baltimore by a single mother who ... says. She pursued that interest by attending law school at Georgetown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  obscure occasions of note. Created by a leading young visionary in the ... , by automobile - but at least it's not too long) and into my work ... stymied by a recycle bin. I had to throw the e-brake and move the darned

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  /O Brush is a project by Kimiko Ryokai in the Tangible Media Group at the ... materials by "picking up" and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a ... computer's palette" she says. By contrast, the I/O Brush "pushes kids to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  chosen by GLAMOUR Magazine. This annual competition has featured fifty ... exactly she meant by “finalist” (= one of the top 10). Phone interviews with ... : Alia, with the Glamour fashion editor and the photographer, surrounded by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  're involved with! Now, multiply this process by 300 student groups, dozens of ... this by just 3 days. Now, you understand why CPW is as jam-packed as it ... by 9 members of the Class of 2011. Thanks! The highlight of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  was shocked at how great it really was and how fast the time FLEW by ... infectious. If MIT wasn't already my first choice (by far!) I think tonight ... years of my life with. Good times had by all!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  performance by Angels and Airwaves. Biodiesel@MIT has developed a unique ... operating by summer 2007. The group hopes that this project will not only ... published around May 8 and features an article about Biodiesel@MIT, written by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial aid news & more MIT announces costs & aid for the 2007-2008 school year.

  

  needs the kind of leaders and thinkers who graduate from MIT. By finding ... previous years, MIT has increased funds available for financial aid by a ... more than $28,000, supported by endowed funds, gifts from alumni and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  . (If anyone else has an explanation for this, by all means, drop me a ... freshmen year, about a dozen students are appointed to the Ring Committee (by ... new lounge. While I personally was not upset by the removal of the mural

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  's personality by the hand turkeys they create. Louis chose a more classic design ... REALLY bad. Oh by the way every hall in East Campus has a kitchen. Because we do not have a dining hall. By the end of this entry you won't want a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  by catching up on all of the work that you were supposed to have already completed. Procrastination can definitely be justified by that bonus ... the famous Pumpkin Drop, put together by East Campus. A huge crowd

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  was a Doogie Howser fan. I used to want to save lives by performing ... . Having taken a lot of engineering classes by then and having a UROP in a ... best accomplished in my opinion by getting a PhD. So as I look on

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Energy Forum Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren…

  

  Council 10:00-11:15am PANEL SESSION I - followed by Q & A Science and ... Lobby 1:00-2:15pm PANEL SESSION II - followed by Q & A Improving ... (floating platforms for deep sea wind farms). "Enjoy that metaphor, by the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  to mathematical approximations -- which were developed by applying ... companies can save a significant amount of time and resources. Also, by using ... sophomore year, they began the project by finding an advisor, monetary support

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  rate. Just playin'. Fact is, I was utterly entranced by the fountain, and ... continued in her artistic adventures by finishing up a long-incomplete mural ... Prudential Center, by accident. Based on a true story. Well, Mike really did

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling process. I could go through it step by step with you, but Ben's already ... ; The quality of the essays. I was constantly floored by the way so many

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  iCampus, which is funded/sponsored by Microsoft. Undergraduates ... -looking animated fish. "The exhibit--an 8-foot-by-4-foot custom-built kiosk with a display on an LCD screen controlled by a luminescent blue trackball and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005