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The Exchange

Welcome to The Exchange, a meeting ground where we invite you to join the conversation.

Below you'll find a series of stories with a range of topics and tones. Some stories will look to provoke and stir, while others might provide a little respite, or even a laugh. Some will bring you behind the scenes, while others will offer a platform from which to discuss important issues in the public sphere. Once you've finished reading, you'll have the chance to record a response. It's that simple.

We want to hear from you and understand what's on your mind. So please join in.

And by the way, if you’d like to participate but aren’t comfortable recording a video response, join us on Twitter @mitmuseum.

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Engineering
The model of the Turbinia is barely a foot long, but it captures one of the biggest revolutions in ship design and propulsion: the steam turbine.
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MIT
The Window at the MIT Museum aims to represent MIT, both as individual elements and as a collective.
Grey and white repeating text reading "MEDIUMS OF LANGUAGE."
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Design
As he redesigns the MIT Museum's logo and branding, Michael Bierut reflects on the legacy of design at MIT.
December 1973 WTBS schedule of programs
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Culture
In 1972, one of the radio programs on MIT’s WTBS broadcast a concert that could be heard all over the streets of Cambridge.