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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim jə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm jə /


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A researcher falls down a rabbit hole of academia in “Chronovisor,” a singular indie that sneaks up on you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She discovered Awad’s fiction when she went down a BookTube dark academia genre-themed rabbit hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Today, most of the doomers warning against the impact of artificial intelligence come from inside the companies themselves, from academia, or both.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

And here, Walker and Auen offer theirs, fashioning academia into a key that opens a portal to the past, present and future.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Guess you couldn’t keep up with a life of academia, then?”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth



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