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 • 17 episodes
Lock The Quill
Latest Episodes
Talking with the Engineer About Poetry: L.S. McKee on Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine and a Dept Head PSA
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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Season 2
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Episode 3
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52:16
Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the Avive Story, Lock the Quill Office Hours
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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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:31
Professor Gilbert Strang: A Birthday, Conversation, and Greatest Hits
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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Season 2
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Episode 1
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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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Season 2
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Episode 0
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MIT President Sally Kornbluth, Inauguration Weekend, Grounds Department, and a Presidential Quiz - Ep 12
As campus prepares for inaugural events, MIT's 18th President, Dr. Sally Kornbluth, visits the lab to talk with us about her move from Provost at Duke University in Durham NC to President of MIT. We talk about leadership, the early read on camp...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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39:48