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  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  . Calculators can’t reveal that, but a better understanding, or insight, of ... find out how deep it is. It takes T = 4 seconds for the stone to drop ... formula for the height of the well: . A bit overwhelming, isn’t

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  are clinically depressed. if you don't assign any value to human pleasure, don't you just become completely apathetic? i'm thinking of my ... that most people don't know beforehand what they're optimizing for/how to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  wished to somehow alleviate my IHTFP feelings (then negative) but couldn’t think of better advice. I don’t blame them, certainly, they were just trying to be positive. Still, I don’t believe in blanket statements. I like

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With Pizza, Constipation and Hell-Sucked Villains Written in the style of TWoP’s recappers, to mourn the website’s closing. Weird things may…

  

  expletive I can’t use on this blog, because cats read it or something and they ... something that couldn’t crawl out of my plate or didn’t seem to be having ... kind of nice for once. Maybe too nice. I’m suspicious, but I can wear a T

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  past year. They all wore matching black t-shirts that said SIDE BY SIDE ... blessing, because Dudamel took off his fancy jacket to reveal a black t ... stumbled over his words, mumbling that he didn't really know the music that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  having its place and assigned number. It didn’t seem like a place ... landscape of East Campus. I’m ashamed to say that I hadn’t really ... realizing what it was. It doesn’t really invade the space, but rather

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  "talented and gifted children." Other than being REAL GOOD at reading, I didn't ... me and said: hey, why don't you come back next year and teach a class ... conservatory for classical guitar next year. I can't even begin to tell you how

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  conference, and very informative. I didn't know a lot about admissions before I ... President of Yale and an influential economist. While I don't have time to go ... -blind admissions policies to accept only wealthier students who wouldn't require as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  thing to do," because after high school, don’t all good students go to ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just goofing off isn't worthwhile -- they say many students who take one return

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  's view of New York: they forget the rest of the country. And while you don't ... , Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1965. ----- "baby don't worry / you are my only / you won't be lonely / even if the sky is falling down" 6:14 AM

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  multiple teams don't start designing very similar products). Each team then ... you didn't notice yet, the theme here is PRESENTATION. 2.009 is a CI ... engineering on this store-bought bifold door. I know it doesn't look like it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  visage. I duct taped a garbage bag around the hole because I didn't want my ... inflatable rafts with a hot dog grill in the center raft?' and [name I don't remember] said, 'That's a great idea!' Then [other name I don't remember

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  . That was my issue with it, it wasn't hard enough to be scary (and thus ... didn't take it as one. My other scores in the class would be enough to ... .006 test. This was a problem. I can't study during CPW, especially since I

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Yet Another Blog Entry My expenses for the semester in pie form, topped with a scoop of IAP.

  

  textbooks don't even make good sandwiches. *All books were bought used at ... couldn't think of any urbane remarks about the economy, but I wasn't going ... time, it's as clear and succinct and beautiful as a haiku that you won't

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  eventually got red t-shirts.</p> <p>If I were to tell you about the ... ;p>Sometime after 1995, the band fizzled out, as far as I know. It doesn't seem to ... you want to join a cool marching band but don't care about being

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  . After my fanciful bit of storytelling I realized that I simply couldn't ... could get it out. That's when, and I can't remember exactly who, but, some ... can put this so it doesn't get thrown away?" "Um, well, um." "How about

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  ? We couldn't think of anywhere immediately nearby so we decided to just ... or super soakers. The only store nearby was too far to walk and didn't ... an hour until meetup we grabbed the T at Charles/MGH and rode back to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an ... , there are no wrong choices - only good choices, and better ones. I can't ... doesn't seem that far away from yesterday. Now, I just want to fill in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  learning English, and now - ten years later - I can't imagine how I would ... "Oasis." Don't ask me why I picked that screen name - I don't really know myself (no, it doesn't have to do with the band - though I did start

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Internet is Gonna Get Me In lieu of studying, I finally get around to answering your questions.

  

  occasional Justin Timberlake ringtone. Basic politeness isn't even permitted ... heavy with bags). You can also take the green line on the T to Downtown ... you won't be able to quickly find the facts you need on Wikipedia (i

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 29, 2007