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Why I Am Leaving Academia
On choosing what is worth pursuing, building, and dedicating a life to.
Aug 30
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Sumiha Ramendra
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Artist in Focus 02 | Jack Lorimer Gray
Some artists learn to paint in the studio. Others learn by observing the world around them.
Aug 30
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Sumiha Ramendra
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I Went to Graduate School to Become a Scientist
I ended up learning just as much about people, institutions, incentives, and myself.
Aug 30
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Sumiha Ramendra
2
The Case for Beauty
Why we need more than productivity to build a good society
Aug 29
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Sumiha Ramendra
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Artist in Focus 01 | Birger Sandzén
Scandinavian colour meets the American wilderness
Aug 27
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Sumiha Ramendra
3
Science is an Exploration, not an Enterprise
Science needs freedom to explore. Scientists must earn the freedom to lead.
Aug 25
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Sumiha Ramendra
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July 2026
Toward a Philosophy of Scientific Evaluation
Why the institutions responsible for selecting science often optimize for everything except the pursuit of truth—and a proposal for a new system of…
Jul 31
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Sumiha Ramendra
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Welcome to Beyond the Abstract
Separating signal from noise in modern scientific research
Jul 24
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Sumiha Ramendra
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I Write, Therefore I Think. I Think, Therefore I...
Why I’m Writing on Substack
Jul 22
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Sumiha Ramendra
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