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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  ’re in an area where the tech is overemphasized, but I wanted to emphasize ... station in the project region will be set up where observers can exchange ... on bold ideas that I find MIT instills in students so well. His Hacker

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  gardening when I can to stay cool during extreme heat waves I'm fleeing to the mountains for a much-needed vacation, where I will sit in backyards ... anything isn’t clear, let me know in the comments or by email, and Petey or I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  its embrace. I can’t seem to find better wording to describe my current ... of the labs in the tunnels. I enjoy passing by quick performances in ... freshman year, I’ve lived on Beast, a floor in the dorm East Campus. While I

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  , Anna! As you can see from the schedule, I taught most of my classes in ... classes. For those of you who can't instantly divide numbers by 24 in your ... littered with sonic screwdrivers and Tardis t-shirts. I managed to slip in a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  I don’t believe in quantum physics. Yes, I know that all the math ...  real. I simply refuse to believe in such strange, unintuitive physics that I ... mechanical). And I suppose every chemical reaction in my body keeping me alive

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  , in my mind, is the mega-resource.  You can go to them for just about ... get if you call 911.  In certain medical emergencies (I hear sports ... freshmen are just starting to filter in due to FPOPs or international

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2008 Begins! The annual campus-wide puzzle solving competition will be going on all weekend.

  

  . I can tell you that the answers (in order) will be a nine-letter word ... One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT where students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! from post-blizzard New Jersey.

  

  , basking entirely in food and sleep. A few days after I got home, the ... . Where I live, we got 2 feet of snow overnight. The blizzard crippled transportation in the Northeast for a good few days... And I was pretty much snowed-in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  's where I learned how to 3D print, lasercut, weld, and fiddle with electronics. It's where I realized that I can too can be a "maker," that makery ... a Real and Cool form of making. I can speak on Metropolis/The Deep

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  prioritize togetherness (especially in a place like MIT where it is easy to ... capturing all that I want to say. Rest in Peace, Professor Winston. You were ... , Professor Patrick Winston. In my nomination of him, I wrote about the impact

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  Last Thursday, MIT Medical had a walk-in clinic at Walker, where MIT community members could walk in and get a flu shot. I was initially a bit ... get the shot because I’ve had really bad experiences with injections in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... class!) decided to blog about schoolwork, I decided to pitch in my own ... eating. (Note: I actually like studying in cafes during weekday nights

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  more. I was fortunate that my family decided to take a vacation in New ... why I loved it so much here. CPW has been designed with the students in ... a handful of the events created with you in mind for CPW and I hope

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  say that I loved talking to you early admits and I can't wait to meet ... Whew. I just spent the last 4 and a half hours calling up as many of the Early Admits to the class of '10 as I possibly could. And it was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  workshop, and, even though I can’t speak for anyone but myself, it felt like ... my free time. I can’t thank Marjorie enough for how kindly she guided ... to happiness and (dare I even hope) success someday in doing something

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Kids These Days Don’t Know How Good They’ve Got It and they need to get off my lawn

  

  to do with all that power?  I can't answer that question for you. What I can do is give you an idea of what's possible using the ... . I can tell you what I did: I learned a lot of math! And I didn't

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • October 26, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Vive la France!

  

  I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  now, many of you have probably heard of (or use) this, but I'm in love ... thought I'd share my station with y'all if you're interested. You can also ... (formerly my #1 favorite show) has now dropped in my ranks - I really think

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  romanticize a quiet life i want to be okay

  

  . "well, what about having it online?" a pause. then: "i can book you in ... twitter accounts where someone puts all of their favorite quotes in a ... googled your therapist's name and it came up in a blogpost from 2017 where

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  , with my hometown chapter tied neatly in a bow, I felt- quite honestly ... .    Life doesn’t always work out this way, but, a year later, I can ... formed.  Even for those bonds that didn’t last, I’m a firm believer in the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024