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Exploring Scientific Boundaries

Exploring Scientific Boundaries

Musings of a scholar in progress

August 9, 2018 | Ricardo A.

I was recently asked by a colleague of mine here at MIT whether I thought that urban planning and design could be considered true science. His point was that the discipline lacked the precision of the natural and exact sciences. Whatever findings we get from our research couldn’t really be labeled as measurable, replicable, or […]

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MIT has gradually morphed from a place of discovery to a place of belonging

April 4, 2018 | Ricardo A.

MIT is my home. There is no other way to say it. Over the years (let’s just say I’ve been here awhile), this place has gradually morphed from a place of discovery to a place of learning to a place of belonging. There is a daily routine that sets in after a while; in my […]