academia

• Publish or perish

  The mandate for academics to continuously publish research and scholarly work to advance or retain their careers.

• Operate on a theory

  To proceed with actions or decisions based on an unconfirmed idea or hypothesis rather than established facts.

• Ivory tower

  A state of privileged seclusion or detachment from the practical concerns of the real world, often associated with intellectual or academic pursuits.

• Data science

  The interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data.