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  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  biology, architecture and computer programming to design fashionable ... using math and biology to produce the designs of their earrings, bracelets ... program designed to replicate a natural phenomenon, such as the branching of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  Computer mouse with retractable cord, which doesn’t seem to work Headphones ... the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the conventional sense, my priorities were screwed up. However, to continue with the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work and Energy Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

  

  new meaning. So this week, I decided to shape up a little. By this, I ... , gathered my books, went to a study room, and didn't move for about four hours ... less intimidating. That's not to say it's easy. This semester, in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  good idea of who I am – random, likes artsy stuff, etc, etc. But to round ... processed more than enough thoughts to fill five entries. But let’s start in ... telling me to schedule a makeup exam. But it’s more like this is not exactly

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  's pretty inspiring to see all those folks from the MIT Instrumentation Lab ... you want to try at home with your vacuum cleaner. Ours is very different, with a special attachment to stick on top of a hose. Some background on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  Since everyone seems to have Olympic fever these days (Michael Phelps ... likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad ... traveled to Europe from the US by steamship Times in running events were

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I’m Watching ...

  

  learning to trust shapes and colors to be the real thing? Like a faraway ... someone gave me the opportunity to find out, would I? I'm thinking if I ... the world to ease the pressure of having to choose a direction for "my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  . Anyhow, I just wanted to point out and celebrate the 5th Leap Day in my ... -9-9-9." Went to sleep at 9:30 every night because staying up past 10:00 was a ... road trip back to school because all the roads were clogged from Chinese

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The State of the Mail: Opened & Processed It's time to check MyMIT to make sure we have all the pieces of your…

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will ... wait a while longer before having it evaluated to give you time to send

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  in Bedford, New Hampshire, home to inventor and FIRST founder Dean Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the ... ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  I just got done with uploading way, way too much blog to the other blog that MIT pays me to write. So you should go over and read that now ... reason I came to McDonald's in the first place. I mean, I'm glad I found

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  . Aomawa is also a contributor to the new book She's Such a Geek: Women Write ... about her career as an astronomer. Other contributors to the book include ... Beauty and the Geek. The concept of the show is to take eight geeky guys

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  Chamberlain claimed to have slept with almost 20,000 women. Since he was 56 at the time of that statement, this would correspond to Wilt having slept ... the greatest Michigan accent of all time, chose to teach the class such

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  programming, game theory. My comments: The description sounded fun. I want to ... strengths and limitations of fMRI compared to other techniques, and the design ... high-level vision. Upon completion, students should be able to understand

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while ... prototype and expects to have one completed by 2010. Pasternak says several ... as luxury staterooms, restaurants, even a casino. To minimize noise

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  groups, it's a lot more interesting to cook for myself. By the way, I hate ... of a pyramid--larger blocks at the bottom, smaller ones on top. Try to ... see how well that works. I used to hear that cooking is just applied

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  scheduled entry.... One of the things I like about being home is getting to ... knit sweaters--when I'm at MIT, I have been known to take bathroom breaks ... Melinda Gates doesn't seem to be so thrilled about it. Look at that scowl. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... run the San Diego Math Circle, which I had a chance to visit. A Math ... plurality of whom where students in grades 6-10. I spoke briefly to the group

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  hours of cheerleading camp and practice. Thanks to some amazing coaches we ... think that at other schools, maybe athletes don't have to do silly things ... sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to testing requirements. For the most up-to-date information, please view the MIT Admissions home page] All []s represents edits to this entry made on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005