Slice in Review: Our 13 Most Popular Posts of 2013

As in years passed, Slice of MIT readers enjoyed seeing MIT recognized as a top institution but they also loved the Institute's unique and curious side, including stories on an alumnus super hero, flying reindeer, a stolen cannon, and a tiny solar-powered houseboat.

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1. After PRISM, Is Too Much Anonymity Possible? Governments have mixed feelings about Tor, software developed by Roger Dingledine ’00, SM ’00.
2. Life of Pi Sequel to be Filmed at MIT: The film, titled Life of Pi², focusess on a grad student at a post-apocalyptic MIT.
3. Secrets to the Caltech Cannon Heist Revealed: Members of the Howe & Ser Moving Company spoke publicly about the 2006 hack.
4. Report Details MIT’s Involvement in Aaron Swartz Case: The 182-page report finds no wrong-doing on the part of MIT.
5. Who is Iron Man? A boston.com blog tracks down details of Tony Stark’s time at MIT in the mid-80s.
6. Rankings Craze: MIT Scores High: MIT claimed the top spot for an undergraduate engineering program at a doctoral institution.
7. Hacked! Ender’s Game Crash-Lands at MIT: Fans of the legendary science fiction book series took over Lobby 7 and the front of Bldg. 10.
8. Memristors—Circuit to Flip the Hardware Industry? You know a technology has arrived when it pops up on a brass rat.
9. A Tiny House Makes Alum’s Big Dream Come True: Claude von Roesgen '79 found the perfect summer lake home: a tiny house on a pontoon boat.
10. Is MIT the Most Romantic Place on Earth? It might be—alums shared their Institute love stories.
11. Jeopardy Smackdown: MIT Sophomore Enters College Championship Finals: Trevor Walker '15 won the quarter-final and semi-final on Jeopardy’s college edition.
12. The Streak Continues—MIT’s Grad Engineering Program again Tops Rankings: MIT's graduate program in engineering is still the nation's best.
13. Are Santa’s Reindeer Used for Propulsion or Navigation? MIT researchers scientifically answer how Santa's sleigh really flies.