Bad Ideas Weekend 2025 holds 28 events from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26
There were 28 different events, from Good Morning Rave to Dig Your Own Grave.
Blue Bottle Independent Union workers conduct Jan. 25 Kendall Square walkout
Prull: “As an independent union, we do it all ourselves. We are both workers, and union members, and union leaders.”
MIT Integration Bee Hosts 44th Annual Competition
"Integration Bee is a very embedded part of MIT culture…It's the only place where you hear 3, 2, 1 Integrate."
Slippery, snowy conditions ahead
Mixed precipitation is expected throughout the day on Thursday. Stay safe and tread carefully!
Year in Review (2024): National Sports
February 11th, 2024: The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in OT 25-22 to win Super Bowl LVIII
Storylines heading into Super Bowl LIX
Super Bowl LIX is just three days away! On Sunday, February 9th, the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, LA, as they compete to take home the Lombardi Trophy.
What you’ve missed about MIT’s winter sports over IAP
Whether you’ve relaxed at home or traveled abroad, MIT’s winter athletes have been hard at work over the January IAP period. Some teams have hit their stride, while others have faced a few slips. If you haven’t been keeping track of the teams while away, here is a recap of how they’ve been doing (as of the time of publication):
Mavs deal Luka Doncic to Lakers for Anthony Davis in unexpected blockbuster 3-team trade
Late Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA agreed to a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, sending their franchise superstar Luka Doncic to the City of Angels in return for defensive stand-out Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a first round draft pick in 2029.
BRED Gourmet’s Smoked Burgers Come to Kendall Square
Family-owned BRED Gourmet arrives as a new lunch stop near MIT
Tiny Disks, Big Impact: Wireless Brain Therapy with Magnetic Nanodiscs
Your brain is a massive game of well-choreographed pinball. At every instant, a hundred billion neurons fire through a hundred trillion synaptic connections. It’s an incredibly complicated system ― and things can go wrong. In Parkinson’s disease, misfiring neurons cause tremors and uncontrollable movements. One possible treatment is Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): using implanted electrodes that send electrical impulses to specific brain areas responsible for motor control, DBS essentially resets parts of the pinball board. By hijacking neural signals, it’s been shown to reduce symptoms and improve motor function. However, DBS’s applicability is limited by its invasiveness. The surgery can cause hemorrhages and infection, and the target, commonly a region called the subthalamic nucleus, is buried deep inside the folds of the brain.
MIT SIPB launches the beta version of OpenGrades, a fully anonymous course evaluation platform
On Dec. 12, 2024, MIT’s Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) launched a beta version of OpenGrades, a platform where students can anonymously share information about classes at MIT since Fall 2021.
Three from MIT named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars
On Jan. 15, the Schwarzman Scholars Program announced its tenth cohort, including three from MIT. Scholars pursue a fully funded, one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Per the scholarship’s website, the Schwarzman Scholars Program is intended to create leaders and form “global relationships that can be activated...
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Warming up for the weekend
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MIT SIPB launches the beta version of OpenGrades, a fully anonymous course evaluation platform
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Three from MIT named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars
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Bill Thilly ’67 ScD ‘71, Professor of Biological Engineering, passes away at 79
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Rick Locke appointed next dean of MIT Sloan
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MIT admits 721 early action applicants to the Class of 2029
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Search for suspect on campus concludes with arrest in Somerville
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NOTICE: Retraction of Vol. 144 Issue 18 Guest Opinion Piece
After careful deliberation amongst the Executive Committee and our faculty advisors, we have decided to pull this article, which was signed by the MIT Coalition for Palestine (C4P), from publication. This article is being retracted in full. Our decision was made in light of increasing hostile rhetoric and action against...
NOTICE: Opinion Section Temporarily Suspended Until Further Notice
The Tech Editorial Board has identified critical flaws in the standard operating procedures of our Opinion section that we feel must be corrected before we continue to publish articles from this section. We at The Tech adhere to the highest journalistic standards, and we see it as a serious disservice...
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NOTICE: Retraction of Vol. 144 Issue 18 Guest Opinion Piece
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NOTICE: Opinion Section Temporarily Suspended Until Further Notice
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What now?
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A New, Greener Leaf for MIT Committees on Climate?
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[RETRACTED] Opinion piece on MIT CSAIL research
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Eight more days on Kresge
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The Pen and the Sword
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Karissa Chen debuts her first novel, Homeseeking, at the Harvard Book Store
Chen shares the inspiration and research behind her book in a conversation.
Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel reflects like infinite mirrors
The complex emotions that the composition captures, from yearning to introspection, allows it to have endless interpretations.
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Karissa Chen debuts her first novel, Homeseeking, at the Harvard Book Store
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The Art of Baking with Flour Bakery Founder Joanne Chang
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Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel reflects like infinite mirrors
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The Berlin Philharmonic mesmerizes audience with its passionate performance
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Y2K, unlike its historic counterpart, is full of surprises, funny moments, and bloody endings
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The Martha Graham Dance Company captivates in return to Boston
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Innovation in Isolation: The Story of Ukrainian IT from the 1940s to the Present
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Both Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Win NCAA Regionals, Advance to the National Championship
Both MIT’s Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams won the NCAA East Regional Championship and secured spots at the Division III National Championship on November 23rd in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Fall Athletics Awards and Honors
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Fall Athletics Review
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Both Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Win NCAA Regionals, Advance to the National Championship
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Smith Downs MIT 3-2 in NEWMAC Championship, Ending 31-Game Winning Streak
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Four Men’s Soccer Engineers Make All-Conference Team; Montupally Named Rookie of the Year.
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Five Field Hockey Engineers Claim All-Conference Honors; Hussar Selected Co-Rookie of the Year
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MIT Women’s Soccer Shines in NEWMAC Postseason Awards; Barnouw Named Athlete of the Year, Davis and Coaching Staff Also Honored
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Regaining confidence, one step at a time
No one else can help me become more confident except myself.
Notes from a Hope(less/ful) Romantic
“For what it’s worth, I think the act of writing and creating from a dark place is just as cathartic and reconciliatory to one’s self and others as it can be devastating.” — Em
Materials, Medicine, and Molecules: Five with ties to MIT Awarded National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation
President Joe Biden honors five from MIT as recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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Materials, Medicine, and Molecules: Five with ties to MIT Awarded National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation
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Forging ahead in alloy design using machine learning
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Play Seriously: The teaching that defines MIT’s iconic 2.009
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MIT Science Bowl Hosts Sixth High School Invitational
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In Conversation with Dr. Henry Cohn: Three Perspectives on the Fourier Series
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Faces everywhere: pareidolia in machine learning
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Meet Nergis Mavalvala PhD ’97, Dean of the School of Science
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