MIT News feature The first-year experiments Incoming students were so focused on fulfilling requirements that they had no time to explore their interests—and felt unprepared to declare their majors. Solving the problem became the topic of a class. And in true MIT fashion, students are now testing the most promising solutions. by Lydia Krasilnikova ’14, MEng ’16 2019-12-27T00:00:19-05:00
Meet the author Digital Joy The first biography of Claude Shannon—tinkerer, juggler, and founder of information theory. by Lydia Krasilnikova ’14, MEng ’16 2017-10-24T00:00:00-04:00
77 Mass Ave The Nth Annual Python Bee During Bad Ideas Weekend, practicality goes out the window. by Lydia Krasilnikova ’14, MEng ’16 2017-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
My view Melting Down, Building Up In the five years since my “Meltdown” blog post, I’ve changed a lot—and so has MIT. by Lydia Krasilnikova ’14, MEng ’16 2017-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
MIT News feature REX = MIT 101 Toilet paper dodgeball. PowerPoint Karaoke. Ice cream made using liquid nitrogen. Freshmen can try all of the above, test out the dorms, and meet other students during a week of Residence Exploration better known as REX. by Lydia Krasilnikova ’14, MEng ’16 2015-10-20T00:00:00-04:00
