Lock The Quill
Interviews and antics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Mechanical Engineering Pappalardo Lab - the most wicked lab on campus.
Podcasting since 2022 • 18 episodes
Lock The Quill
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Professor Ely Sachs on Guided Discovery, Plus a Trip to Lobby 7 - EP 16
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 educat...
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Talking with the Engineer About Poetry: L.S. McKee on Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine and a Dept Head PSA - EP 15
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 Prof...
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the Avive Story, Lock the Quill Office Hours - EP 14
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 Appr...
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Professor Gilbert Strang: A Birthday, Conversation, and Greatest Hits - EP 13
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. Pro...
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Faculty and Friends Soundbites: Season One Hot Wash, Season Two Preview, and a Contest
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 teas...
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