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• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  think the problem stems from not having a good word for "friend of a ... of a "friend^2", etc. That would make things so much easier, for ... slideshows where you have to click to load the next page for a single image

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  remarkable don't do it for any reason beyond that it's what they love to do, a ... . So for those of you in high school, wide-eyed and unsure of how to get the most out of your life, theres a simple pseudo-algorithm for you: if

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  from high school are starting to come back to Boston for the summer, and ... rest of this worse. Before I get fired for writing a blog post ... ) light bulb; 12 to play with the iPad (sigh), a few hundred for the fanfare

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Cultured C-Show 2011

  

  , and years for what is essentially one big showcase of music and dance. I ... found here; thanks to Jeanne '13 for uploading them! Mad props to SAAS board for putting on an awesome show last night: Enjoy the video (soon

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a rose is a rose is a rose ...is a rose

  

  So I haven’t blogged for a while - again... I’m not going to lie ... much learning going on - that's what we're going for right??? Haha ... ) (credits to Evie'13 for the titles of these masterpieces - and for the whole

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  the life of Cyd" posts and I can imagine them being lots of fun (for me ... wendy’s for dinner with friend 2 8:30 pm – ran home to change for the next ... … had a BLAST! 2:00 am – walked back to MIT. Stopped at 7/11 for a snack

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Econ Prof Wins Nobel Prize (with video) A pretty exciting week as Peter Diamond PhD '63 is the latest MIT professor to…

  

  D '63 was awarded the Nobel memorial prize in Economics. For MIT, this ... Nobel Prize in Economics (more have won for Medicine, Physics, and ... room for the press conference and posed for pictures with Diamond. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  secretly longed for the day when he would not have to spend 3.5 hours of his ... just a mess for me to get back to the job from lunch. Eventually, I made ... for the annual...... .....pachyderm parade! When I found out that

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  that there are all sorts of folks at MIT. For example, there is no ... have terrific gender diversity for a science and engineering school. The ... 'll see numbers like 20% for women, if even that. MIT women rock. (This you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Arts Party 2010! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Now that I'm about to graduate, it's time for some fun…

  

  was in the mood for milk.) ABOVE: Pouring myself a nice big glass of 2 ... community. I've been sitting in on meetings, just for fun, and it's been a ... disciplines to showcase MIT's talent, legacy, and future, and to prepare for the

  • by ARTalk
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  blogger is honoring them for their birthday, not to mention a little creeped ... her a cake. She was in one of the dorms in West Campus studying for most ... , continuously, for several minutes. According to some of them, people are actually

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  3-D Blog!! ...I decided to wear a pair of real life 3-D GLASSES!!!

  

  blog EVER! * waits for the “Welcome to the Blogging World” song * I am ... jumble of sounds that only I would have any reason for using or even dare ... for anything. The great thing about our campus is, you have the option

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  . I have a Macbook Pro for goodness' sakes!!" ANGER: "What do you mean you can't fix it? Do you really work for the Apple Store?" BARGAINING ... computer for so long (except non-working vacations or trips). ACCEPTANCE

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  has been reported that applications to MIT for this year have increased ... blog entry. Application tracking: This is the big update for today. The Records Office has processed all application components received for Regular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  chem class for the fall semester, Professor Schrock gave a lecture ... : I knew it was a good idea to ask for a camera for my 18th birthday :) I only wish studying for the final were as entertaining as class

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  A few weeks ago I sent out the call for new bloggers. We had quite a ... , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... already know and seeing where our new voices take things. For our part, the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  enrolled at MIT. So for all of you who are looking to merge your talents in the arts with your passion for all things techie, look no further, you ... and Media Tod Machover has been getting quite a bit of exposure for

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a cheap yet fun giveaway, we are considering temporary tattoos. They would be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  grad student, submitted this video for the Nanonation Video Contest ... research. Here's a few of the nanotech labs I'm aware of: The Laboratory for ... nanotechnology to develop new techniques for tissue repair and regeneration. The

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  Federer and Rafael Nadal once again face off for a Major title, this one ... excellent job for the ATP." Andy Roddick also had some nice things to say: "I ... , that's for sure," he said. "After the meeting, I was glad that they had

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009