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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  Juice is amazing, my dog's sitting on my left foot...") and not in any way ... 't being spent taking a minicourse, going to a country in Africa, or becoming ... the most part, I'm about to find out just what there is to do in this

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  Area Four (A4) is a popular pizzeria/cafe near MIT. Known for their wood-fired pizza made from a 10-year-old sourdough starter, A4 is the go ... floppiness is, we must first understand some differential geometry. In

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.

  

  ZigZag again was fun. It was a beautiful day in Killian Court, and hopefully it will be that nice again for Commencement (a.k.a. graduation ... Episode 6 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is available today. Stories

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Making The Switch Making the transition from high school to college, Chapter 1

  

  younger and learning the basics of living in an urban environment, I had a headstart in that regard. However, no transition is without a few roadblocks ... in a long time, the only person I had to be responsible for was myself

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the ... created a mouse model for the Th2 form of IBD by creating a Th2 response in ... affected by the genetics of the mouse or the pathogen. Issel is majoring in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is CSAIL?

  research. Tim Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, is a ... internet—CSAIL is all of those things. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is the largest research laboratory at MIT and one
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT World. Keyser is also the author of a brilliant essay in Nightwork ... MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... Samuel Jay Keyser gave a talk on the history of hacks. In Where the Sun

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  campus doesn’t vibrate with the same lightning-in-a-bottle energy. All ... on campus! * On second thought, that second one is probably a bad idea ... ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  (buildings people care about) but nothing in 56 really other than that. As a freshman you may have a class or two in 56. I had my HASS class there and a ... in 56 as well. Here's a shot of the hallway from the other end. That

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  Abstract Ring Delivery is a time-honored tradition in which Massachusetts ... elucidate why such great effort is put into emphasizing the presence of a new ... unbiased assessment). While almost everyone participates in a Ring Premiere

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we're all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I'll be in touch so you can redeem your prize.

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in ... I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we ... in the next few days; in the meantime I really need to say something

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  global environmental changes that arise as a result of human causes. In ... You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  puzzles solved yet this morning. Can we get a hint? And everyone is still asleep. :( Update #4 (11:41 AM) The dry spell is over! We just solved a puzzle. We called in like a gajillion different answer, but finally, WE GOT

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  of buzzwords, like a pufferfish wrapped in chain mail and festooned ... prospective students talk to each other. This blog is a huge part of that ... by an alien witch living in a dumpster on the moon a first-class online

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Quarrying Around Ice skating in an underground tunnel

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I had gone on my first caving ... Skating place at a Vermont quarry, I immediately responded that I wanted to ... Grotto has to the Freedlyville Quarry. The quarry entrance was about a mile

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 21, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  make the dough into a few big lumps. put the lumps in a bowl cover with ... fine pieces mix it in a big pot beat two or three eggs and add that ... to a pan and putting the dumpling in make sure to cover the pan so

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot ... ? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005