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1999 MIT Commencement Exercises — Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, Guest Speakers

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Raymond and Thomas Magliozzi, hosts of the National Public Radio series "Car Talk", are the commencement speakers on the occasion of the 1999 MIT Commencement Exercises. Commentaries by Prof. Samuel J. Keyser, Specia...

Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision

Teaching Excellence at MIT 12 years ago

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This 11-minute documentary — Founding of MIT: Persistence of Vision — examines the challenges faced by MIT's founder William Barton Rogers and explores how his founding principles continue to influence today's MIT.

Charles M. Vest: Diversity Interview

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An interview with the 15th President of MIT, Charles M. Vest, on Diversity. Recorded October 14, 1993.

“View From The Road” Series (1965) — Kevin Lynch

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A film short produced by Professor Kevin Lynch BCP '47 produced this high-speed film as part of his studies into the theory of city form and of human perceptions of the city.

Charles M. Vest Presidential Press Conference

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Press conference on behalf of the MIT Corporation, announcing the Presidency of Charles M. Vest. Recorded June 18, 1990.

Is String Theory Right or is It Just Useful?, Dr. David Tong

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Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics 10th Anniversary Celebration: October 8, 2010 Dr. David Tong 2001-2004 Pappalardo Fellow

Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales, Dr. Simona Vegetti

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The 11th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 18, 2012 The distribution of masses of dwarf satellite galaxies that are observed around Local Group galaxies differs substantially from simulations ba...

Fractal Butterflies in Moiré Superlattices, Dr. Andrea Young

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The 12th Annual Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium: May 10, 2013 Dr. Andrea Young, 2011--14 Pappalardo Fellow (Experimental Condensed Matter)

MIT OpenCourseWare Press Conference (April 4, 2001)

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On April 4, 2001, MIT President Charles Vest leads a press conference to announce the establishment of MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW), the web-based program to provide free access to MIT course content, including lecture ...