Study Paths
22 curated cross-university sequences connecting foundational courses, seminars, and talks.



Sensory Psychophysics, Cortical Circuits & Computational Genomics
Auditory/visual transduction, psychophysical thresholds, and hardware-accelerated DNA analysis
MIT · ETH Zürich



Constitutional Structure, Strategic Incentives & Public Finance
Written text, unwritten constitutional norms, game-theoretic dominance, and externalities
Yale University · MIT



Deep Representation Learning & Approximation Theory
Neural approximation theorems, optimization dynamics, and relational query engines
MIT · Carnegie Mellon University



Boolean Fourier Analysis to Quantum Complexity
Harmonic analysis on the hypercube, linearity testing, social choice, and quantum circuits
Carnegie Mellon University



Chemical Principles, Bioenergetics & Morphogenesis
Quantum orbitals, proton gradients, bioelectric patterning, and paleogenomics
MIT · Yale University · Royal Institution +2



Behavioral Choice, Upward Mobility & Labor Economics
Cognitive heuristics, nudges, neighborhood causal inference, and gender history
Princeton University · University of Chicago · Harvard University



Bronze Age Collapse, Ancient Near East & Imperial Rome
Cuneiform philology, Mediterranean trade networks, Hebrew scripture, and Roman urbanism
British Museum · George Washington University · Yale University +1



Quantum Fields, Cosmic Inflation & the Arrow of Time
Relativistic fields, Noether symmetries, early-universe inflation, and entropy
Perimeter Institute · MIT · Royal Institution



Operating Systems, UNIX & Systems Craft
Kernel isolation, composable pipes, SQLite bytecode, Git, and Linux tracing
Bell Labs · MIT · Carnegie Mellon University +2



Computability, Zero-Knowledge & Differential Privacy
Automata, cryptographic hardness, interactive proofs, and privacy guarantees
MIT · Ruhr University Bochum · Harvard University +1



Markets, Political Institutions & Global Development
Microeconomic incentives, macro policy, institutional divergence, and RCT poverty research
MIT



Polis, Empire & Constitutional Revolutions
Classical Greek citizenship, Roman transformation, and early modern statecraft
Yale University



Curved Spacetime, Black Holes & Holographic Quantum Gravity
Physical law, LIGO gravitational waves, singularity topology, and AdS/CFT entanglement
Cornell University · Caltech · University of Oxford +2



From Molecular Genetics & Evolution to the Human Cortex
Protein chemistry, CRISPR/mRNA engineering, natural selection, and fMRI neuroscience
MIT · UC Berkeley · Karolinska Institutet +1



Probability, Primes & Computational Hardness
Discrete proof invariants, stochastic conditioning, pseudorandomness, and P vs. NP
MIT · Harvard University · UCLA +2



Linear Dynamics, Optimal Control & Underactuated Robotics
Matrix exponentials, stability eigenvalues, feedback regulators, and nonlinear locomotion
Stanford University · University of Washington · MIT



Silicon Gates to High-Performance Analytical Engines
Digital architecture, compiler vectorization, C++ zero-overhead design, and columnar OLAP
ETH Zürich · MIT · University of Edinburgh +1



Mind, Personhood & Moral Philosophy
Metaphysics of consciousness, neurobiology of behavior, and theories of justice
Yale University · Stanford University · Harvard University



Strategic Reasoning, Equilibrium & Social Choice
Game theory across economics, evolutionary biology, and public ethics
Yale University · Stanford University · Harvard University



Action Principles to Quantum Mechanics
Variational mechanics, Hamiltonian phase space, superposition, and operators
Stanford University · MIT



Distributed Consensus, Clocks & Storage Engines
From unreliable networks and physical time to Raft and page-level durability
MIT · University of Cambridge · Carnegie Mellon University



Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning
Linear geometry, convex duality, statistical learning, and deep optimization
MIT · Stanford University · Caltech +1