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• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  , right?) Item the first: The Journal of Negative Results. My advisor and ... isolation of the Clock gene in mice. Clock is the result of a point mutation in chromosome 5, leading to an extension of the circadian period from

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  /index.html The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow: Cruise ship will sail through the ... only two thirds of the craft's weight. The rigid and surprisingly ... is the brainchild of Igor Pasternak, whose privately-funded California

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it - the new-and-improved MIT ... to keep the other blog threads on topic (how often have you been in the middle of a discussion on Topic X when someone jumps in and posts "I got a

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named ... . The marker points to the location of the MIT Club of Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event, a highlight of my August. The welcome from organizers and

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

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  shadows peeling off like blue paint. In the sleep-killing luminosity of a laptop display I searched for comfort amidst the suburban silence of post ... my brain during the last two weeks, mostly typed at within 4 minutes of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  So, it's the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably ... around campus mid-afternoon today. I went by some of my favorite spots, the most important of which is the Great Court. That's the place I head

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  for you. The rainbow is the symbol of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ... establishment of the Rainbow Lounge the MIT students, staff, faculty and guests ... apologize for the quality of the photos. I did the best I could, but hey, I

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

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  banning the recruitment of transgender people to the military. While the ... of uncertainty and consternation. I write today, as I have in the past ... history of military training; indeed, the MIT charter specifies that the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

    Ahh summer. The fresh air. The copious amounts of free time ... being at school I've lived in many different parts of the housing system ... (Residence Exploration). REX is where each of the dorms pulls out all the stops

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.

  

  Sunday, 12:31 AM: The coin was found by The Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight in a refridgerator in the basement of E18. It ... captained by my friend Dan '03. Way to go! Dan '03 of The Evil Midnight

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  exhausted (Amy)... All in all, we're relieved that this part of the journey is ... Well folks, the time has come. Note that the pic up top has changed to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  I'll assume that we've all heard of the Nobel Prizes, yes? Perfect, now how about the Ig Nobels? The Ig Nobels are a humorous offshoot of ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  During the first week of IAP, I took a class known as ESD.054 ... period of five 8 hour days. Now I could talk about my reflections on the ... Sunday night (the 13th), in an apparent reaction to the suicide of internet

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  Hey, so as Shannon just mentioned, all of the EA admits got V ... , and perhaps some of the other bloggers, took some time to make some "Special Edition" cards, adding a little something extra to a few of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  . The distribution of such prime numbers among all natural numbers does ... .F.B. Riemann (1826 - 1866) observed that the frequency of prime numbers is very closely related to the behavior of an elaborate function ζ(s) = 1 + 1/2s

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tech is Hell we are happy, tech is hell

  

  top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight ... passions as through his torture. His scorn of the gods, his hatred of death ... that must be paid for the passions of this earth

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT: Progressions what the students thought of the place in 1969

  

  appearances of Professor Chomsky, Kenny, with the help of the MIT Museum ... what's amazing to me is the salience and relevance of this film. The student activism of 1968-1969 — against the Vietnam War, against nuclear

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 18, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... middle of the Charles River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below ... in front of MIT, approximately in front of the Sailing Pavilion and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!

  

  MacGregor House, just before sunset. The left half of the picture is the ... Charles River, Massachusetts Avenue bridge, and city of Boston on the right ... The Orientation photo contest is off to a great start. The first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the ... that really disappointed me about the ring - its complete lack of ... , when the point of having all these quirky symbols is to defy tradition

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008