Well, I guess I never wrote a “Semester 4” recap. There are a number of reason for that – but for now, I’ll just co-opt the fact that it’s better to tell the story of Semesters 4 and 5 together. Here goes: My fourth semester was supposed to be my last…
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MIT: Semester 3
In my last MIT recap, I outlined a model of graduate research that started with breadth, as I pursued the many and varied classes that sparked my interest, and progressed to depth, as I focused my topics into a concise, thorough thesis. That’s a nice model, I suppose. And while it might roughly capture theContinue reading “MIT: Semester 3”
MIT: Semester 2
My program at MIT is a short two years, and I find myself now at the halfway point. Which is a bit disconcerting, honestly, as I am absolutely loving my time here and do not want it to end any time soon, and at some point in the very near future I will need toContinue reading “MIT: Semester 2”
MIT: Semester 1
Graduate school is a blur. I’m 1/4 of the way through, which is a huge relief compared to a few weeks ago, and yet is pretty shocking compared to the fact that I got here so recently. I hardly have time to keep up with my weekly assignments (almost all of my work is done purelyContinue reading “MIT: Semester 1”
MIT
I started this blog a couple of years ago knowing that as I moved away from academia and into the workforce, I would be hard-pressed to maintain a consistent line of inquiry into my research. In undergrad, the topics that interested me didn’t really interest many of my professors – at least not to theContinue reading “MIT”
The 19th century culture was defined by the novel; the 20th century culture was defined by the cinema; and the culture of the 21st century will be defined by the interface. In his fascinating TED talk (see previous post), Aaron Koblin opens with this tweet from a “wise media theorist.” The globalizing effect of digitalContinue reading
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