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  1. 14 hours ago

    Micro/Macro Challenge: Day 5 🔬 And the correct answer for this week: PAPER 📰 Thanks to all who played along. Send us ideas for future objects to see close up and keep an eye out for more Micro/Macro challenges. (and props to for identifying on Day 4!)

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  2. 16 hours ago

    Looking forward to the virtual screening of From Controversy to Cure, a documentary chronicling the building + biotech boom of Kendall Square — future home to the MIT Museum.

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    Aug 17

    Learn how to make pop-up paper creations at this week’s Virtual Idea Hub, Paper Engineering: Creating Playful Pop-up Cards with 2D-to-3D Geometry. Join us August 21, 11:00am. Pre-register here:

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  4. Aug 20

    Micro/Macro Challenge: Day 4 🔬 Magnification: 50x Hint: About 66% of it gets recycled.

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  5. Aug 19

    Join us this Friday at 11am for paper engineering and pop-up cards! Watch an intro video to learn more, then pre-register here:

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  6. Aug 19

    Check out some of the paper-folded creations you can make with the maker box. Order this origami themed box by Aug 23:

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  7. Aug 19

    Micro/Macro Challenge: Day 3 🔬 Magnification: 100x Hint: This object can be made by people or wasps.

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  8. Aug 18

    Tonight at 7pm! We’re watching Booksmart (2019) with guest speakers from MIT Admissions. Register here:

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  9. Aug 18

    Poll: This object is made of which type of material?

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  10. Aug 18

    Micro/Macro Challenge: Day 2 🔬 Magnification: 250x

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  11. Aug 17

    Micro/Macro Challenge: Day 1 🔬 Discover the hidden worlds of everyday objects with our scanning electron microscope. Can you identify this mystery object? Post your guesses as we zoom out each day until the final reveal.

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  12. Aug 17

    Learn how to make pop-up paper creations at this week’s Virtual Idea Hub, Paper Engineering: Creating Playful Pop-up Cards with 2D-to-3D Geometry. Join us August 21, 11:00am. Pre-register here:

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  13. Aug 12

    Create a DIY puzzle box at this Friday's Virtual Idea Hub, Puzzle Boxes: Creating Clever Moving Mechanisms. August 14, 11:00am, pre-register here:

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  14. Aug 11

    Whether creating paper cranes or engineering robots, origami has inspired art and provided solutions. Get the next maker box and get going on your own self-folding, 3D modular art. Order your box by Aug 23:

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  15. Aug 11

    What does MIT Admissions think about the academic achievers of Booksmart? Join Movie Night on Aug 18, 7pm for the virtual watch party and discussion. Register here:

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  16. Aug 10

    Test family and friends with your own DIY puzzle box! Join us August 14, 11:00am for this week’s Virtual Idea Hub webinar, Puzzle Boxes: Creating Clever Moving Mechanisms. Pre-register here:

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  17. Aug 7

    Join us for Movie Night from the comfort of your own home as we watch Booksmart (2019) with guests from MIT Admissions. Register for the live webinar with pre- and post-show discussions, Aug 18 at 7pm:

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  18. Aug 7

    Check out today's Virtual Idea Hub at 11am to learn more about optical illusions and how they trick our brains 🧠

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    Join our Virtual Idea Hub webinar on optical illusions🔎 this Friday at 11am. Watch the preview below and register here:
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    Aug 7

    An AI algorithm developed at can spot similarities between artworks made in vastly different periods of art history:

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  20. Aug 5

    Join our Virtual Idea Hub webinar on optical illusions🔎 this Friday at 11am. Watch the preview below and register here:

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