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  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  On the most excellent advice of my blog-readers, I have added D-Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor importance (biking for fun, blogging, sleep) but hey, saving the world involves

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  for fun," referencing "All Star" by Smash Mouth, the song I was

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

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  Technology Review's Top 35 Innovators Under 35 for 2008. The metallic blue ... called poly(glycerol-co-sebacate acrylate), created a mold for the polymer ... looked for titles that were relevant to my interests and were interesting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  .” He was looking for funding to start OpenLabWare, which he explained ... ’d be interested in becoming a content creator for OLW. Of course, I ... , before entering the meeting, I prepared myself for rejection. Luckily, she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  age of 53 for work he did at the age of 21, while a graduate student at

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  stick is the greatest invention since written language -while cramming for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  to say that I work for her, and despite her achievements, she's really

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  bioengineering has been a good idea for me because I can take what I've learned and

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  Apparently opening up the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue was only enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike announced a Nike+iPod Sport Kit partnership. This part doesn't make a ton

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  's ultimately better for society that they put a picture with me in it on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  . This year, for the first time, the party was preceded by a special

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  My first personal entry, how exciting! For some background info about me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering and Premed (we have a really cool major that lets you combine Mech E

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  Emeritus Charles Vest introduces Friedman. A big crowd shows up for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  okay and *deeply* grateful for the people that supported me through my ... 't have much left   I had taken hope for granted which feels so ... . writing letters i don't plan to send. forgiving myself for having days that

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how i feel about ai-generated art from an artist's perspective

  

  ’s emotional responses, so I only speak for myself here. I don’t quite see my ... because a computer can generate pretty paragraphs. The joy of reaching for ... they exist as separate entities beyond myself, they are for the reader

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 11, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  I am not a fan of icebreakers. It already takes a not-insignificant amount of energy for me to psych myself up enough to interact with a large ... decided to mine my coworkers for Blog Content™️ by asking people for their

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  removes uncertainty, and in doing so shrinks the realm of possibility for ... ’m working on a half-finished project i tend to assume a positive outcome for ... ’ll also find outlier products or ideas or art (for me some examples in these

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022