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Ode to a Restaurant

Ode to a Restaurant

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post, although a free sandwich would be nice…

August 13, 2025 | Jack T.

Thinking is hard. Thinking is tiring. Thinking makes me hungry. As a graduate student, I spend much of my day deep in thought, trying to understand convoluted equations, engineer a successful experiment, or daydreaming about skiing down a mountain. The result of this academic brainstorming is a roaring thunderstorm emanating from my stomach by one […]

Greed, Altruism, and Optics

Greed, Altruism, and Optics

AKA free food and the pizza incident

May 7, 2025 | Daniel X.

Part 1: Greed  I am easily MIT’s biggest free food fiend. Of course, everyone here loves free food and the Institute always has plenty to give out if you know the right places to look (spoiler alert: usually not the free food mailing lists). While I as a current MIT Technology and Policy Program student […]

Sourdough and the Scientific Method

Sourdough and the Scientific Method

Exploring the Intersection of Yeast, Experimentation, and Life's Milestones

March 26, 2025 | Lauren H.

It was inevitable. I was staring down the barrel of the hardest academic semester of my life and needed an outlet to restore my energy– something to reinvigorate my creativity. The answer floated into my consciousness one fateful October night: Yeast. I think it takes a certain kind of person to become addicted to sourdough. […]

From chore to creative hobby

From chore to creative hobby

How a busy grad student can find joy in cooking

January 8, 2025 | Felicia R.

We’ve all been there—work drags on longer than expected, protocols need troubleshooting, and by the end of the day, the idea of cooking feels more and more like another chore. Why didn’t I meal prep this Sunday to avoid this current dilemma? Energy levels are low and take-out sounds so good. As a fourth year […]

A scientist’s guide to French macarons

A scientist’s guide to French macarons

What baking things that I don't actually like eating taught me about the purpose of my PhD

November 27, 2024 | Abby M.

I do not consider myself a baker. I couldn’t tell you the difference between baking soda and baking powder. Do I know the basic ingredients that go into a cake or chocolate chip cookie? No. But do I have a big sweet tooth? Also no. For some inexplicable reason, though, I have become obsessed with […]