ESP Biography



JOY XIE, MIT ‘2029 Math and Physics; Aspiring Circus Clown




Major: 8, 18

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2025

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Past Classes

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A16426: finding symmetry in letters: how to make your own ambigrams! in HSSP Spring 2026 (Feb. 28, 2026)
an ambigram is a visual design with a word or phrase written in such a way that you can read it from multiple perspectives. scroll through https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambigram for concrete examples—they're really cool! this class will progressively introduce techniques for making ambigrams and guide you through making your own! we will mostly focus on rotational ambigrams, but we will also discuss and try other types of ambigrams. your ideas for words/phrases (e.g. your names!) that we should make ambigrams of are welcome! come dive into an art form that is a wonderful mix of lettering and puzzle-solving! brush pens and chisel-tip markers will be provided, and calligraphy/typography basics will be covered (so no experience needed!). a tablet or phone that has a drawing app with a symmetry feature is nice to have, but optional.


W16253: Learn to Juggle! in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2025)
Do you like throwing? Do you like catching? Do you like learning cool skills to impress your friends? Then you should come learn to JUGGLE!!! No experience in juggling required—we hope to get your juggling up to three balls by the end of the activity. If you already know how to juggle, you should still come to learn new tricks!


M16269: Mathematical Juggling in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2025)
Do you like juggling? Do you like numbers? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, come learn about the mathematics behind juggling! We’ll talk about siteswaps, the Average Theorem, and more cool things. No juggling skill required.