Free MIT study materials enabled 16-year-old Vivan Mirchandani’s nontraditional learning path, opening up scientific research and academic opportunities. At an age when many kids prefer to play games on their…
Continue readingFor physicist Mostafa Fawzy, MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare was a steadfast companion through countless study sessions. (Original article published by Lauren Rebecca Thacker on Medium | October 1, 2025) Mostafa…
Continue readingWith the help of MIT’s online resources, Doğa Kürkçüoğlu, now a staff scientist at Fermilab, was able to pursue his passion for physics. (Original article published on MIT News by…
Continue readingBy Cheryl Siegel, Publication Manager/Social Media Coordinator & Yvonne Ng, Annual Giving & Donor Relations Officer Falling in love. Maybe it’s sudden. Or maybe it’s a slow burn that ignites…
Continue readingNow a PhD student in physics at SUNY Stony Brook, Kyle Lee’s journey began online with MIT OpenCourseWare By Duyen Nguyen | MIT Open Learning Within two weeks of taking…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant If you’re exceptionally gifted, you might be able to learn the established facts of physics by reading books and articles…
Continue reading(Image: Professor Barton Zwiebach lecturing on linearity and nonlinearity.) By Joe Pickett, OCW Publication Director What drove Einstein crazy? It’s a simple question. The answer is also simple—sort of. Here’s…
Continue readingView from the top of Verrückt, the world’s tallest waterslide. (Image courtesy of Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts. Used with permission.) By Cheryl Siegel You’ve climbed 246 stairs, and now you’re…
Continue readingBy now, surely you’re heard the dramatic news of the first observations of gravitational waves by the MIT-Caltech collaboration LIGO Laboratories. While the phenomenon of gravitational waves may be new to many of us, MIT…
Continue readingHeader Image: Photo: Brian J. Matis / Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA November 2015 is a landmark anniversary in the history of science. One hundred years ago this week — on November…
Continue readingAn afternoon at the playground might be the perfect time to introduce kids to physics. SciPlay, part of the New York Hall of Science, is working to develop an app…
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