Lock The Quill

We take our mobile studio to Lobby 7 and kibitz with students, while Bill recruits unsuspecting visitors (with mixed results).MIT Professor Ely Sachs, the pioneer in 3-D printing, then spends time with us in the lab talking about education, learning, and his over two decades developing Guided Discovery - his pedagogy that has been foundational at MIT MechE and beyond, guiding students to encounter the wonders of key scientific principles. Podcast specific:Podcast Instagram: @lockt...

L.S. McKee joins us in the lab to talk about her new collection of poetry, Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine.Laura and I taught 2.009 together for a few years before she moved down south. Laura was a lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication Program at MIT before moving on to UGA, Athens, where she is Coordinator for Writing Across the Curriculum in the English Department. https://lsmckee.com/index.htmlhttps://www.english.uga.edu/directory/people/laura-s-mckeeAlso, writer...

Three alumni stop by the lab to tell the story of how they took a class assignment at 2am, developed it into their senior capstone project, and ultimately founded a medical device company that, six years later, received Class III Premarket Approval from the FDA. Avive is the youngest team to receive such a PMA and their founders were selected for the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30.Their Automated External Defibrillator, the Avive Connect AED, is the first major innovation in the space for decades, a...

One of my favorite professors, Gilbert Strang, comes by the lab to talk about his time at MIT since 1952. Anyone who knows professor Strang knows him to be one of the best mathematics teachers and a prolific writer with a heart of gold. Professor Strang retired last spring (2023). His last 18.06 lecture was to a packed standing room of students, staff, faculty, friends, and family. We are privileged to have him visit the lab for this conversation....and Happy Birthday Professor!!Podcast speci...

After President Kornbluth's inauguration, end-of-year projects, finals, commencement, and a long summer break, we've ramped up for a second season. A three minute review of the more frivolous moments of season one, and a quick teaser of the soon-to-be-released season two premiere.Podcast specific:Podcast Instagram: @lockthequillComments or questions: [email protected] The Lab at MIT:Pappalardo Lab Instagram: @pappalardolabComments or questions: [email protected] Pappalardo Lab web...