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• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  curiosity got the best of us. On one sweltering day, my oldest brother and I ... had nothing else planned for the day, and decided to try something new ... . Polyhedral puzzles are beautiful both aesthetically and mathematically

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  ’ve taken at MIT: every week we’d write a poem in our own time and then read it out aloud during class for a round of feedback. And that was it! I ... to Trader Joe’s to pick up caprese ravioli and pork shu mai  and let

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  hosting things like ring premiere, delivery, and various study breaks and ... dressing up and looking nice. But also because I think the brass rat is ... "] me and emma s. '23 doing our signature frat boy poses

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  one with nothing making peace with unproductivity

  

  . this is the starting hand size, subject to mulligans, and the maximum ... you must discard down to seven. six. i didn't do much this iap and that ... and you all should read it. it's novella-length but it's really good i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 5, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  , CJ and I promised that we would write a post full of wonderful facts and obscure lore about the history of the T. This is not that post ... photo is super interesting and contains a lot of historical elements

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  it to mud. Recovery begins in April, when it is no longer snowing, and ... environmental beef with repeatedly killing grass and then replacing it with sod, but the bond between MIT and her tents is unbreakable."]new sod

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  registration between July 1st and July 30th. From HackMIT's website: "Hack ... , hackers collaborate and experiment on software and hardware projects. This ... , and realize the projects of your dreams!" Head on over to hackmit

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  food…… Oh and I took your iphone earlier because my phone was dead….. And ... long. You can talk about anything for hours, or you can say nothing and ... groups: My dorm family and my new brotherhood. For you guys that don

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  followed by a one-day sale the next day, to benefit the lab and its ... to you the enormity, variety, and grace of an ocean of more than 2000 ... from Random Hall, and the creation of an actual glass pumpkin. You

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  beginning, and would not mind getting a cut of the stock. But maybe anonymous ... ? It's finals season at MIT, which means no classes, no psets, and no essays - practically sounds like an MIT vacation, right? - and which also

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  Admissions has been deluged with calls and emails from students who ... , only your MyMIT Part 1 and Part 2 require no processing. Every other component -- notably teacher recommendations and transcripts -- requires

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  out there! Don't let go of your chance to fame and glory on the MIT Admissions page! :) Contest closes this weekend, and the winners will be ... year, with more excitement, a better prize, and more fame and glory

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Blogarhythms! All-blogger a cappella? Nope -- a CPW event!

  

  in 0.2 seconds, and then proceeds to receive many congratulations for ... worry (not that you were). Since I've gone and missed most of the period ... sex life, the measles.... wait, back it up. Since I've gone and missed

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  informative, interesting, and often inane e-mails. As she does a great job ... my fellow freshmen and I when we arrived on campus in August, only to find MIT's Great Dome shrouded in white wrappings and the hubbub of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  hadn't been grocery shopping for weeks, and after making a meal out of ... have to order out. Thank God for credit cards and the internet. Within a few minutes I had placed an order for Hawaiian pizza and a side of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  physics at all. I could be an electrical engineer, I could do brain and ... way through physics problems in high school, freshman year, and now ... sin instead of a cos!? Whoa dude, whoa. And then, a little later

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  alarm and looked out the window, only to see Simmons flashing, students leaving, and firetrucks parking. I watched the scene for a little bit and ... look a lot like pixels, and as such have created a scrolling LED display

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW, via Video Experience (or relive) Campus Preview Weekend through online videos.

  

  video recap of much that occurred! I hope this is helpful =) And for those ... videos, compiled from the great people at MIT TechTV and (of course) You ... Susan Hockfield, and an awesome keynote address by Amy Smith. It's long

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  . I definitely had an awesome time hosting events for Burton Conner and ... about all of the things that needed to be done in the next x hours) and ... a time when I'm not sleep-deprived and can argue with her without

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  about admissions and instead transform into a cozy place where we can discuss my three favorite TV shows: Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, and Grey ... becoming so advanced that they reach human-like awareness and rebel against

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007