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Can you give any example of an academic title being defaced by an ad placement? I doubt there was any "Zorba's Olive Oil Philosopher" in Plato's Academy.
by sebtron 2y ago
Can you give any example of an academic title being defaced by an ad placement? I doubt there was any "Zorba's Olive Oil Philosopher" in Plato's Academy.
- lazide 2y agoThat’s only because you don’t recognize the old brand names/people, not because the phenomenon is new.
- account42 2y agoSo you can't give an example then?
- lazide 2y agoAh, HN rate limiting. A classic example would be folks sponsored by the Medici’s or their numerous competitors. Or, for example, the numerous (often controversial) concessions Michelangelo had to make for the church. Which frankly, come across a bit like the Simpsons poking fun at Fox all the time. Albeit, more classically artistic of course.
- snakeyjake 2y agoRoche-Professor für Infektionsimmunologie
- photonthug 2y agoNo wonder Diogenes was looking for an honest man
- lazide 2y ago‘It is difficult for a man to see something when his salary depends on it’ - Plato, probably. (/s)
- dialup_sounds 2y agoUC San Diego was the first convenient list of endowed positions I found, but it's hardly unique: ASML Endowed Chair in Advanced Optical Technologies Callaway Golf Chair in Structural Mechanics Chugai Pharmaceutical Chair in Cancer Ericsson Chair in Wireless Communications Access Techniques Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Embedded Microsystems Etc, etc.
- snakeyjake 2y agoRoche-Professor für Infektionsimmunologie at Basel. Credit Suisse Asset Management (Schweiz) AG-Professur für Distributed Ledger Technology/Fintech Cambridge had a BP Professor of Chemistry until 2019 when BP stopped paying. Their price list is online: https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/endowing-named-professorships https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/endowin... Are three examples sufficient? Taco Bell is a more ethical and apt supporter of higher education than BP, Credit Suisse, or Roche, lol.
- sebtron 2y agoThanks, this is all completely new to me!