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Am I too busy for radio?

Am I too busy for radio?

How my time spent on-air made me a better scientist

August 11, 2020 | Lama A.

The way I see it, a major part of being an “entitled millennial” is our personal conviction that we all have a message to share and a voice to be heard; its primary symptoms are the oversaturated podcast market and the unlimited supply of Instagram influencers. As a new graduate student at MIT with new […]

In defense of the MBTA

In defense of the MBTA

You don’t know how good you have it.

July 7, 2020 | Michael C.

Trash littered across the floor. Stifling, oppressive heat in a poorly lit space. Loud screeching. The smell of burning… I don’t even know. No, I’m not at a damp college party. I’m in a T station. Man, I love the T. And I mean it. Let me explain why. One, my research revolves around combating […]

Being Strong in Strong Situations

Being Strong in Strong Situations

Having agency even when your choices aren't fully your own

September 9, 2019 | Casey E.

At my undergraduate institution (one of the three big U.S. military academies), every cadet was required to take a class called “The Behavioral Science of Leadership”. In this class we discussed something called strong situations. Strong situations are environments in which a person’s options become limited and there is a lot of external pressure to […]

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Embracing opportunities to teach at MIT

July 1, 2019 | Casey E.

I love helping people learn. I first got a taste of this at the military academy where I completed my undergraduate degree. I taught new cadets and new Airmen about marching and other aspects of being in the military. Later, I worked an obstacle course where I had to teach safety and proper obstacle completion […]

How to Pass a Harvard Class

How to Pass a Harvard Class

What it’s like to be a cross-registered student

April 29, 2019 | Tomas G.

Shopping Day is like speed dating for courses at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Herds of students filter in and out of classrooms. Nervous chatter splinters out across the students until the professor sweeps in and quiets the crowd. There I sat in a room, staring people in the eye that I had seen […]