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  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  Kanwisher received her Bachelor Of Science in Course 7 (Biology) from MIT in 1980, and her Ph.D. in Course 9 (Brain & Cognitive Sciences), also from MIT, in 1986. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Brain &

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... drilled in working hard for “the one you want”. So whether you didn’t expect to get in and got in or had all the passion in the world for MIT and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  There've been several times when I felt like I didn't really fit in ... Voyage of the Dawn Treader in my reading textbook in elementary school and ... family. "80s are good enough," my grandma once said to me in high school

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  sentence is to be interpreted literally in the context of “there's so many blog readers in this picture that the probability of your inclusion is greatly nonzero,” not in the hipster-artistic sense of “look deeply into the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means ... before applying (for example, competing in science fairs, attending

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  feel like I'm learning a lot. I mean, I'm sure I learned a lot in 2 ... feeling less confused than you started. But in Sustainable Energy we learn lots of actual, concrete stuff in every lecture. So every Tuesday and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  blog post ever! I hope you enjoy following my adventures in MIT ... , with some "day in the life"s, similar to others that have been done in ... follow along on my six weeks of adventures in Michigan, Texas, Seattle, and

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  everything you own in a few hours and still get some sleep? Laundry is tumble-drying in the bexley basement. I went to a movie tonight called Vicky Christina Barcelona playing at the Kendall theater. Went in pouring rain in a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  just kind of sitting in the bottom of the pile, unfolded and unblogged. In a nutshell, summer is a diced onion, once carefully layered and structured but now that you're in the middle of it, quartered and chopped so

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  hum of the air conditioner, the lazy sunlight streaming in through the gaps in the blinds. I rolled over, and realized - to my delight - that I was back in my "own" bed. I half expected my sister to open the door

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston ... : it can be tedious and time-consuming, but you've gotta do it. And in ... , since I'm finally moving into my fraternity's house in Boston. Of course

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  while rooming in Burton-Conner is done on in a complex floor-by-floor system based upon class rank and whether you've lived in a double or single the previous term, I moved in last and thereby got put into a pretty

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  You can't take any other classes in the Aero/Astro department until ... 'Are you sure?' (Read more about the trials of the course in the intro ... in which the student body revealed most obstinately, "Yes, indeed, we

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? This weekend is a tax holiday in Massachusetts. I sure ... advertising school in the United States. Because of that, I'm thinking of ... Verizon Wireless in my head. Why? Because Verizon Wireless is, in my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  , but she has accomplished more in her 17 years than many people do in a ... individuals in the community who have had an uncommon impact on the lives of others. In Ramanan's case, the Red Cross is honoring one of its own. She

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  ... that's cheerleadery, isn't it? Jess '08 Well-- I'm in Italy studying architecture in the Veneto Area (around Venice)... mainly the work of Carlo ... are you doing this summer? Interning at JPMorgan in Investment Banking

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  /09/06... ------------------------------------- Many people wrote in with concerns about the application tracking portlet ... . ------------------------------------- A few people wrote in asking if I accept personal email and what my ... -by-case basis, because until I'm in the committee room with the rest of my

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  , but first allow me to introduce myself. After growing up in Queens, NY ... mechanical engineer. I went to work for General Motors in Detroit designing ... would be fun to do something else. I spent a few years in the MIT Alumni

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  , the biggest music festival in Denmark dedicated to metal. Tickets have been sold out since before the pandemic, but volunteers could get in free ... the first night.     While waiting in line, my friend and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  up. In the past month, there have been moments when hope and joy have ... feel so good in the midst of finals, in the midst of a pandemic, in the midst of everything which is horrible in the world, and it is odd that the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021