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• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  seen him on NumberPhile, or you may have read one of his books Humble Pi ... of trying to give a sense of what four (or more) dimensions kinda means ... mathematically, but actually trying to visualize higher dimensions is a bit of a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  . The case of Patagonia is also in stark contrast to the United States ... many perils of harassment or discrimination. I did not stop to consider ... , girls, or gender non-conforming, it is always a privilege to meet

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  no more than an inch or two of snow at a time, figuring out how to stay ... is making sure you don’t overdo it. A good rule of thumb is to have a ... clutch. The general idea is to invest in a pair of boots that are warm

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  to design or machine parts or whatever it is they do. Ditto computer ... professionals to spend time on outreach. I don't think that this is because STEM ... energy crisis, you win. The path to getting respect is: work really hard on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  to avoid it is kind of a problem, which is why there is currently a ton ... This is another one of those entries that's going to make admissions ... a variety of reasons, none of which I'm going to touch. The long and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Frank Zappa played The Pope on an episode of Ren and Stimpy. To begin with, a World Cup fan with the fortuitous name of "Go ... football (soccer) fan eh? Your comments sounds like a girl's who is trying to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  first to create a portrait of a person or a place. Abby showscases this ... on an issue, either showing both sides of an issue or heavily ... pan to me, or even walk backwards as I walked forwards. One of these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  on campus at the ungodly early hour of 6:30am, then headed off to the ... my new year's resolution for this year is to manage my lifestyle better ... top of that, I”m a news editor for The Tech, which requires me to be

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  time to time. Let me know if you intend on making one of these blogs, I ... have a couple of things I need to tell y'all. First, Blendie (the Rrrrrrr part of the title). I could devote an entire entry just to this, but

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  proof of MIT students and poetry: "MIT is the place in which we learn ... great class—Poetry Workshop. This is a class in which we share our poems ... . You’d think it's an insane amount of time to be doing this, but it’s not

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  Jackman on MSNBC about "the physics of Van Helsing" where he said something ... 4.6 electron Volts. That had me laughing out loud. Which was kind of ... 't really even bother to clear her throat for either of her two scenes, so she

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  wingspans as a sort of sail, and angling the feathers on each wing's end to ... albatross fly, this is probably not the place to look. I give an explanation ... !] ... This blog is a long time coming. I initially anticipated making this on

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  to do, I went with her on a whim to what became the source of my wrench ... Let’s flash back to a sunny weekend in April, where the grills of MIT ... , or CPW as it’s often written, was a scene that had unfolded in many of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  . All of this to say, even when it seems like your processor is full of ... COURSE we're going to hate the crumbly fruit which is essentially the ... , my bowl of sorbet is going to melt," but actually I finished it before

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  to doubt the days of hazy exhaustion could end. Then I got a 20% on my ... afterwards added signs of improvement. Soon, I was able to complete PSets on ... , “impossibly busy with less time or resources to complete everything than

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  general, the GEM is better than other detectors because it is safer to use ... sorority. Laurie is currently in the process of applying to graduate schools ... detector.) The composite sheet is then patterned with an array of 600

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  . Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... right direction after all. What keeps me hanging on is the prospect of ... reliable. I want to see it through on an international level (better learn a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  first project is a 90-120 second video on someone or some place we find interesting. I decided to do it on my friend who is really, really good at ... cried over it, which is embarrassing, yes, but hopefully is a testament to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  't have a lot of time or energy to focus on my happiness. So, coming to MIT ... "]GTL,[/annotation] like so many of my friends had, but my desire to spend time working on my ... experience and deliberate efforts on my part. This is to say that I've never

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  better view of the finish, but the drone footage is all right. Our days ... , though, is that I wanted to write something perfect and meaningful and personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020