A letter from a 20 year-old in Russia
Yesterday, I received a heartbreaking letter from a 20 year-old in Russia. We all understand that Russia’s war is destroying the lives of Ukrainians, but
Another letter from an academic in Russia
I recently received this email (in English, so no need to translate). The author also wanted to remain anonymous, so I removed a few minor
Statement of the Moscow State University
On March 2nd, the Moscow State University issued the following statement (English translation by Ivan Korolev was lightly edited by me; original Russian is here):
A view from a Russian-American
My publication of this email from a Russian academic explaining why there aren’t mass protests in Russia against the war in Ukraine has been amazingly
A view from Russian academia
Along with several other Russian-speaking academics outside of Russia, I have been emailing thousands (yes, thousands!) academics in Russia urging them to take action to
How to control a population
Today, I want to tell you about how Putin’s government controls the Russian people. I don’t think I appreciated the true extent of it myself
How to share early-stage research ideas with professors
When I was in grad school, one of my advisors introduced me to a neat way of organizing preliminary research ideas for a productive discussion.
Suggestions for campus visits
A student asked me for suggestions on how to do research-oriented campus visits, so I thought I’d write them up in a blog post to
