Faculty At MIT: Complete Blog Archives
"Operabots with Personality"
by Quinton McArthur | August 26, 2009
Ahhhhh.....music to my ears
"Snapshot #1"
by Yan Z. '12 | June 28, 2009
Short summary of a long week.
"A Brief History of Thursday"
by Yan Z. '12 | May 09, 2009
I met Kip Thorne.
"MIT Talks Energy at the White House"
by Paul B. '11 | March 26, 2009
"It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment." - Susan Hockfield
"Questions? Answers."
by Yan Z. '12 | January 01, 2009
A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.
"Day in the Life"
by Yan Z. '12 | December 06, 2008
A photographic biography of a Friday
"A word about the humanities"
by Yan Z. '12 | November 25, 2008
It's sort of a long, multi-section word.
"The Stuff of MIT Legend"
by Laura N. '09 | November 23, 2008
I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but it was AWESOME.
"Introduction to D-Lab"
by Paul B. '11 | October 15, 2008
Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.
"Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report!"
by Matt McGann '00 | June 24, 2008
MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last week on "The Colbert Report."
"Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid"
by Melis A. '08 | May 31, 2008
Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive
"Oh the People You See"
by Snively '11 | May 25, 2008
*does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*
"Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT"
by Melis A. '08 | May 25, 2008
Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23
"Rubbing Elbows"
by Paul B. '11 | March 06, 2008
I have pizza with a famous person.
"Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 09, 2008
A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with YouTube videos!]
"Running away with the field"
by Mitra L. '07 | September 10, 2007
Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.
"Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell"
by Melis A. '08 | September 07, 2007
Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program, has recently been named one of Technology Review’s Top 35 Young Innovators of 2007 for his inventive tissue engineering research.
"The Future of Work"
by Laurie Everett | March 06, 2007
How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?
"Let’s talk about science…and chocolate"
by Melis A. '08 | March 05, 2007
A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.
"Narrative of Discovery"
by Laurie Everett | February 01, 2007
Most people would be hard pressed to tell a story that has both James Watson and Richard Nixon in it
"Poetry and Physics"
by Laurie Everett | January 24, 2007
You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.
"Professors Are Human Too (Really!)"
by Prof. Eric Grimson | January 23, 2007
My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.
"Combining the Arts and the Sciences"
by Melis A. '08 | January 21, 2007
Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get involved.
"Video: Friendly Robots!"
by Matt McGann '00 | November 25, 2006
Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.
"A Reason to Celebrate"
by Bryan O. '07 | September 24, 2006
My advisor is a genius.
"Stud/Fac Dinners"
by Mitra L. '07 | September 17, 2006
Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses
"Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology"
by Melis A. '08 | September 16, 2006
An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one of Technology Review’s Top 35 Innovators Under 35 for his pioneering research in comparative genomics.
"It happens to Helen"
by Sam M. '07 | September 16, 2006
Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.
"A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee"
by Ben Jones | June 01, 2006
This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who invented the world wide web.
"No more school, no more books"
by Mollie B. '06 | May 17, 2006
Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.
"Energy Forum"
by Mitra L. '07 | May 03, 2006
Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is.")
"Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering"
by Melis A. '08 | March 28, 2006
"Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the coin is progress." -Professor Ernesto Blanco
"Knowing me, knowing you"
by Sam M. '07 | March 24, 2006
My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.
"A person can develop a cough."
by Sam M. '07 | March 06, 2006
Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.
"A Sweet Deal"
by Bryan O. '07 | February 28, 2006
An offer I will not refuse.
"Professorial Help"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 26, 2006
Thanks to the faculty.
"Holmstrom, et al."
by Mitra L. '07 | February 24, 2006
On Friday, I attended a Undergraduate Economics Association(UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics Department....
"My Engineering Hero"
by Bryan O. '07 | February 22, 2006
One of the coolest professors at MIT
"Love, organically"
by Sam M. '07 | January 29, 2006
Mitra and I feel it in our fingers and feel it in our tosylates.
"So I said to Einstein..."
by Sam M. '07 | January 18, 2006
...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.
"I Am Evil Homer"
by Sam M. '07 | January 11, 2006
The heroes and legends I knew as a child fall to idols of clay.
"MIT in the news"
by Mitra L. '07 | December 20, 2005
MIT research and hacks in Time Magazine & The Economist. (P.S. Bono visits!)
"NSUW Coffee Chat"
by Mitra L. '07 | November 30, 2005
Casual conversations with professors
"Lunch with Madam President"
by Mollie B. '06 | November 18, 2005
Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?
"Professor quotes"
by Mollie B. '06 | November 14, 2005
The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.
"Nobel Prize Week"
by Matt McGann '00 | October 05, 2005
An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.
"MIT's Newest Nobel Laureate"
by Bryan O. '07 | October 05, 2005
Can you autograph my problem set?
"Professor accessibility"
by Mollie B. '06 | September 28, 2005
Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets you barge into his office anytime you have grad school anxiety.
"I am a hapless klutz"
by Mollie B. '06 | August 22, 2005
Stories about Nobel laureates.
"Pop quiz, Viktor"
by Sam M. '07 | August 04, 2005
I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is complete.
""This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.""
by Bryan O. '07 | June 22, 2005
Physics Breakthrough at MIT
"Prof. Acemoglu's Clark Medal"
by Matt McGann '00 | June 15, 2005
On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu. The Clark Medal is awarded every two years to an American economist under the age of 40 for making a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. Of the 29 Clark medalists to date, 11 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
"Comments 3999 & 4000"
by Matt McGann '00 | May 25, 2005
Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link...
"Welcome Susan Hockfield"
by Ben Jones | May 06, 2005
A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.
"Windy city"
by Matt McGann '00 | March 09, 2005
Yesterday, I wrote, "I'll be back in the office tomorrow, assisting with the last parts of our process before decisions...
"Science Times"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 15, 2005
A great article about MIT Professor Erik Demaine in today's New York Times science section: "Some people don't even think...
