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  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  that uncanny valley happens when there is a mismatch between human and ... Uncanny valley is a phenomenon where an eerie and unsettling feeling ... /repulsion, uncanny valley refers to the sharp dip. There are several theories about why

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  it, over and over and over! I am very proud to tell you that the ... have you guys been up to? Remember to call home and all that, and visit ... you stumbled upon some discovery that's going to revolutionize the world

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  ) standards. Descending from the loft is an ordeal and a battle against the evil ... . There is therefore no motivation to leave the bed before 3. The class is ... full-time registration is 36. The strong may take on 60, and some have

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  . What you may not know is that Joanne is, like me, a die-hard Lost fan ... , and started her ascent to stardom by starring in the Abercrombie & ... exhausted with the "glam" life and retired to the mountains of South Carolina

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The CrimZone. there are 2 impostors at harvard

  

  fill out a profile and check-in to the event before we could spin the ... a running joke between Fatima and me that started about a week before Orientation, when I decided on a whim to get a Harvard library card, which is

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  nervewracking to realize that you're no longer the class brain, and that you can ... -rate scientist, but also in the way that I was taught to follow my own desires and ... First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  really want to explore it more. And I am really glad I did! This is a ... Course 4, all you need to do is find a supervisor for your study, and then ... VR projects. My team is creating a VR experience/game to show the harms

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  throughout the year. There are advantages and disadvantages to working in a big ... material science and there was even a conference held last summer that was ... in lab. The most exciting thing that happened to me is when my work got

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal ... about a test that I ended up not being in the right state of mind (let alone the sleep deprivation) to take, and I did not know what to do with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  is a huge challenge, and it's such a refreshing change from the ... I logged in and made a profile with the intention of reaching out to ... to know Luis has been such a great experience, and that goes far beyond

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  convey "everything there is to know" about a topic and then 7 words that summarize it in a manner that is "understandable to everyone." Anyway, all ... indeed write a posthumous entry if I had to. This is the number one song

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  repeatedly in your lives is how to use the talent and the education that you ... , commencement is over, and I'm officially an MIT graduate. That's still a little ... , despite weather reports to the contrary and despite the weather pattern that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  essay is the other significant window into your life and to who you are ... the vision of iHouse and the events that we have planned for the coming ... are eligible to come to a number of open events that iHouse conducts

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Solicitation You've got questions. I'll have answers tomorrow night.

  

  thing that's happened to me in the last few days is that Adam and I went ... think flawless is about the last word even Adam would use to describe me ... around my hometown for two days, he said to me, "I see now that the drama

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  fraternity. "I wanted to change our cause to one that is closer to the hearts ... effort. To help out, she designed a kite that measured the number of hours ... time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and ... . There’ll be a yacht party gone tragically wrong, and the guests will have ... for the life of me I couldn’t remember a time when that had been my

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  charter fishing boat is only as good as its fish finder. That's the sonar ... Pinkett: The Tech: Once you leave MIT and get out into the real world, to what extent do you feel that the classes you took at MIT contributed to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  , you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there ... 't remember what the 5 wits were. Fantasy, who loved to dream of castles and ... tool to make their shield puzzle pieces and even a stained glass window

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  that I now have a twitter account), plus there's a lot of corporate and ... title, this has something to do with twitter. It is in fact a historic day ... opposed to all things apple, I've shared my dislike and disinterest in the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  of the National Honor Society and the debate team's historian. He is a ... that we've mapped the human genome, there are applications to biological ... said. "There, I'm going to be a small fish in a big pond, and I'm not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006