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  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  i mentioned joy in a blog post a few weeks ago, when she won the $50000 grand prize in the search for hidden figures contest. i've been a huge fan of joy's work ever since i read her blog post on inclusive

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  of building 2?" "I don't know, I dont think milk vending machines are ... and strawberry and coffee and... wait, I can look them all up." "Okay, I ... Chemical Engineers, which I'm not even really a member of. From: Maxine Date

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I take every chance I can to drop by Central Square and listen to a few hours of wonderful original content. But before I continue you may be

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  Another busy week of classes has come to end! To celebrate, I went with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it ... then it's not to be missed! Oooh, you can also get a lot of Starbucks and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  W.M.

  

  Last semester, I met W.M. in one of my classes, 3.019 (Intro to ... half the time! I stood somewhere in between – respectful of their ... ="Functional programming, of course"]the best programming paradigm[/annotation], but I could

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  previous only works if you say it in one of those movie-trailer voices. I ... Day eve and all of a sudden I have to go to school again! Weird (in an exciting, good kind of way). Here’s what I’ve got in my final (!) semester at

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Updates, Previews, and My Successor

  

  that you can get a sneak preview: Next, a hearty round of congratulations is in order for Zahir Dossa, who I profiled in my first blog. A ... its development of a braille pencil. Last but not least, I'll be

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  of time and blog. I promise I have a good reason though! Most people at ... 'm Still Alive. Although I didn't actually type out many of my ideas, I was still thinking of the things I would write for all of you out there who

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  on. You can think of essay questions as instruments which elicit a ... very close ended to the very open ended: before my time, in the days of ... best we can, which is how we've settled on our current format of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program ... Teaching Assistant (TA) who is in industry/research, to complete a series of ... and has $22.5 billion in sales. Basically, being the CTO of such a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  . Anyway, I've been living in Fran Sancisco this summer with (a sizable crew ... of rite of passage for computer science students, and I'd spent both ... again, but toe the line of reason. "I'm applying to YC with Doggylexa

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Residential Life

  rush wilg bunnies inside this blog post

  

  in some other corners of this school. But that's what I would say if I ... occurred at our house. I'm happy to announce that we did not, in fact, burn ... year and thus couldn't get on-campus housing anymore. I used to live in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 13, 2022
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  *LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYY *I Can Has Cheezburger *MC Frontalot *Rooster Teeth, the creators of ... in another class I hustled to my first event of ROFLCON: "Before the ... than in type, but I will show you some pictures of slides. I apologize

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  . I don't know about you, but I think that's a lot to take in all at once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really ... few hours going through the blogs and pulling out some of the entries I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008 – Another Highly Satisfied Customer! (Guest Entry) CPW! Meet the Bloggers! Free t-shirts! Tim the Beaver! Exclamation points!

  

  second video for me :-). 2) Battle of the Bands In this event, I ... , hard-to-reach views (can you guess where in Simmons this was?) If I ... , I am cool enough to now say, “I am enrolled at MIT!” In fact, I just

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  Earlier this week, I attended an event in Washington DC where I got ... those who leave comments are applicants, I would love to hear from some of ... college admissions season can be a particularly anxious time for students. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  I've never been one for actually truly believing in karma (what goes ... many people are sick, but I definitely had some type of illness that made ... say that I was not in a pleasant mood after reading it. I'll accept that

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  rest of your application is strong. I am taking my second time of SATs in ... coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... seriously considering playing in college. Athletics are one of many ways to

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  of physics (sort of... actually not really anymore), I can't restrain ... Physics demos at MIT are pretty high on the list of awesome things in ... cool enough to make me continue in the physics track, so I showed up for

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  , even though I was sitting in front of a chicken sandwich and a pile of ... 's missing one of his front teeth. The typical eight-year-old's look. "I'd just ... around in a circle, to mimic an accretion disk. *     *     * I met Carl

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013