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MIT Tech Review articles cover galaxy studies and early academic experiences

This cluster contains two items from Mastodon, both linking to articles from MIT Technology Review. The first article profiles Megan Donahue, a Nebraska native who studies galaxy clusters. The second article shares images of quizzes from a 1980 MIT course, reflecting on the experience of a challenging first exam. AI

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MIT Tech Review articles cover galaxy studies and early academic experiences

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nebraska native explores galaxies far, far away Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska, Megan Donahue ’85 discovered the wider world by reading her way through

    Nebraska native explores galaxies far, far away Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska, Megan Donahue ’85 discovered the wider world by reading her way through her local library. Today, she is learning how the wider universe works by studying galaxy clusters. Donahue… https://www…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A good TA: priceless These are images of quizzes I took in 3.091, Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry, in the fall of 1980. One is my very first exam at MIT,

    A good TA: priceless These are images of quizzes I took in 3.091, Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry, in the fall of 1980. One is my very first exam at MIT, and getting 49 out of 100 was a soul-crushing experience. I can still picture th… https://www. technologyreview.com/2026…