New Logo in Color
Also, here’s the color version of the new logo:
Also, here’s the color version of the new logo:
Today is a big day for the Ronin Institute. It’s the day we unveil our shiny new logo, lovingly crafted to reflect the values of the institute and to pay homage in heraldic form to its proud one-year history! Special thanks to Kristina Killgrove, who provided the Latin translation of the institute’s motto Scientiam Consecemus! …
[Update (5/29): Eric Weinstein will be giving a follow-up lecture this Friday (5/31) at 2pm at Oxford’s Mathematical Institute in lecture room L2 (which, I believe, is at location 22 on this map). Physicists and mathematicians in the area! I hope some of you will be able to attend, and will post your thoughts / …
Hey, here’s a cool video. It’s a sort of advice column from designer James Victore. The advice is obviously framed in a way that is specific to design (and probably art /achitecture as well), but it’s amazing how much of it carries over to, well, everything. It’s something that all you scholars out there should …
Reposted from Lost in Transcription: So, as I noted previously, there was a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about independent scholarship. The article profiled nine scholars, four of whom are affiliated with the Ronin Institute. (Scientiam consecemus!) Unfortunately, the article is behind the Chronicle’s paywall. Given that the article’s primary audience is probably unemployed academics, this …
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In the wake of that article that recently came out in the Chronicle of Higher Education (covered here), I’ve received a few e-mails suggesting that there may be some confusion out there regarding the geographical scope of the Ronin Institute. So, I thought I would just take a moment to try to clear that up. …
An article in the International Business Times reports that on Monday morning there was something that looked like a coup attempt at the Ministry of Information in the capital city of Asmara. The attempt was small and short lived, but noteworthy in a country characterized by extreme isolation and suppression. The article also quotes Ronin …
The most recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education features an article on independent scholarship. It profiles nine independent scholars, four of whom are Research Scholars here at the Ronin Institute (Patricia Appelbaum, Kristina Killgrove, Jay Ulfelder, and me). If you have a subscription to the Chronicle, you can read the article here. Unfortunately, …
Here’s an update for those of you who are following the development of the Ronin Institute. We now have an official motto, in Latin and everything: Scientiam Consecemus That’s “Let’s Chop Up Some Knowledge” to you. Thanks go to Research Scholar Kristina Killgrove, who not only came up with the translation, but also indulged my …
Reposted from Lost in Transcription So, welcome back for the third installment of me dispensing advice that no one asked for. Previous advice included two guides, the first to help you decide whether or not you should go to graduate school, and the second to help you to pick a program (and advisor). Now, let’s fast forward to the …