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• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  to his thesis defense in full uniform: Doesn't Professor Tester (my ... of magic beads bearing the inscription "REACTORS ARE MY FRIEND * I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  discussion, between me and one of my friends. We're nerds who like to stay up ... , I looked at my computer screen from a bunch of different angles, and noticed ... , etc. In my last blog post, I said that I would write up an explanation

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  bottom. Perhaps the most notable part (and again, one of my favorite parts ... explain to my grandson what Candy Mountain is 50 years down the road ... and Tian for answering my questions! :) 1. How does RingComm function

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

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  was able to see these phenomena with my own two eyes, in the flesh ... gravitational waves back in 2015. Photon Antibunching This effect is, in my ... most compelling theory (in my opinion) is that pigeons can see magnetic

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  assigned, running the CPW Closing Show is by far one of my favorites. As ... years, my main CPW responsibility has been running the CPW opening and ... the side wings. Here’s my view of MIT Bhangra’s performance from the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  if it won’t intersect with it. In my example, I’ll draw the third ... connect it. I only have four vectors, so this next step will be my last one ... zonotope, we’ve also made a (fine) [annotation note="My spellcheck thinks

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  . The answer is that it is probably not. I stand by my analysis at the ... together and make my brain feel like it'd been filled with coarse sand? If ... : it was because my state school didn't have all of the things that made

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  to today. My goal is to direct a show that gives both the actors and ... Susanna to create a cohesive final project with my vision ... -worldly floating heads. After adding some of my effects with the color of her vision

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  enough about my autobiography-in-progress. Chances are, if you're arriving ... 's snack, if you're interested). In my infinite kindheartedness to this year ... less enamored with my main course, the Curry aux Crevettes (curry with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  from home. Aka, it’s finally time to post my (extremely belated ... ! Sophomore fall has been busy for my friends & I, which has meant no more

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  class sketching an adventure in speedrunned pedagogy

  

  maybe my favorite class. It taught me to write more evocative and compelling poems, and get a better sense for what I want my poetry to be. For

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • December 23, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  ): Where my closest friends took the least energy to be around,   PAGE ... why it was especially confusing when one of my close friends suddenly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  to real work, so I made a little Twitter thread about my quest and ... that TDC is already present in 314 Memorial Drive at that time. My best

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

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

  

  , this was worse than all of Kristen’s and my finals weeks combined. Our ... ), where I drank to forget my problems and served the strained peach juice to

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • March 11, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  Some of my blogger friends and non-blogger friends have asked me to teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... Paint but better- I mainly use it to make diagrams of my projects, label

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  then forgot it.. “Mom, have you seen my book bag?” “Mr. Concord—oh, pass ... ending for you. A while ago, at the start of summer, I was making my bed

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  . Gabrielle Stoy (my 18.02 teacher) has agreed to sit down with me a few times a week during IAP and help cement my understanding. 14. In ESG, your

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  feel it with physics, too. There must be some reason I made room in my ... of my friends were asked to take a one-year leave of the institute

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  !" he told us. "The wife of the man who owns this radio station is my ... five minutes away from my hometown. They told us that said they were with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  also all had their shot, and knowing in my head who I would have voted ... hours and never finished my 8.07 problem set which was harder than I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008