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  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  2 types of games. Finite games where the goal is to win on a finite time horizon. Infinite games where the goal is to keep contributing to the indefinite play of the game itself. For example, art

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  was one of a series of events organized by The Committee, an elected ... wholesome gingerbread house and person decorating event quickly went off the rails, thanks to some wonderful teamwork—we’re all about the collaboration

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  In times of economic crisis, Random Hall perseveres in upholding the traditions that temper the pains of work and study with the welcome relief of ... between the entire constitution of Pecker, plus a few friends from

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  , there's usually a table in the back of the room that's piled full of "helpful handouts." Although I've since forgotten what most of the papers ... my poster and have to rely on the copy that my friend Anna has hanging

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named Emerald Parkway 20 walking minutes from the destination. Whoever made the track this far through the August sun must’ve cared greatly for his guests

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  and my favorite part of the game is seeing very effective defense. there ... this post, so i won’t try to. instead i’ll just say that the most common kind of defense is man-to-man defense, where each player on the defending

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  Back in the day (TM) when I was a prefrosh participating in the ... for you. The rainbow is the symbol of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Community, so the Rainbow Lounge at MIT is the home to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  Late November, fall hangs over the Charles, obscuring the river’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the thrill of the first impossible PSet. On sleepy breakfast runs, the Dome is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  Blogging the Ring Premiere is a big deal. Like, really, it's a big deal. Look at the application that Snively used to determine which ... 't know that blogging the Ring Premiere has become, and I here quote, from

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  Note: xTalks: Digital Discourses is a seminar series from the ... Mehta, The University of the Future: Lessons from a 2600 Year History. This blog post is a summary of the event

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  it’s not the same, but it’s still home back at MIT

  

  I got back to campus a few days ago. The journey here from South Dakota was, for the most part, uneventful. I[annotation note="incidentally, this is the second time I've been on the same flight to MIT as a friend

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  Today is an exciting anniversary -- July 20, 1969, was the day Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. And because of MIT's significant role in the moon landing, folks around here are pretty excited. Start with the short

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  - 4.141, where you apply the iterative design process throughout the semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a tl;dr, here's the document I used to present my final project (edited

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  ," as it was known then, was established in the Back Bay in 1865, but ... the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court annulled the merger, then ... ," which allowed it to move to Cambridge and build the core of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big blue and white striped tent, rented round tables, brought out the outdoor fireplace and placed it way back on the lawn with chairs organized around it

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] The night still hung in the air at 0630 as the sun struggled to illuminate the lifeless region. In the center of the only hub of activity for miles, I waited. I was crouched, poised

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  there is a ddr (dance dance revolution) machine in the basement of ... ’t bother actually checking out the machine until around two weeks ago ... ="attachment_89533" align="aligncenter" width="289"] this is what the ddr screen + pads

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A recipe for disaster Behind the scenes of the "giant pie" video

  

  Hi everyone! By now you’ve probably seen the decisions promo video ... ’m excited to give you the full story of the complete mess that we made. Here ... and materials finalized, we bought all the ingredients from Costco and

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Doing research 277 feet off the ground A tour of the Green Building roof with the MIT Radio Society!

  

  : the view from on top of Cambridge's tallest building. The MIT Radio Society is raising awareness about the upcoming Green Building renovations, and they took me on a tour so that I could tell you about all the super

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2020