Research Camp
Exploration in Progress
Manifesto
Not acceleration. Solving research pain points together.
About
Solving the real pain points of writing papers — experiment design, narrative, writing, reviewer responses — together. Not business acceleration. Announced at the Ralphthon Science close (5/10) → first meetup late May → full operation from June.
Mechanics
Everyone brings a real research problem (paper being written, stuck experiment, next thesis) and solves it alongside others. Bi-weekly meets (half-day to full-day) or monthly residential. The point isn't deliverables — it's researchers solving pain points together.
Highlights
- 01Not a standalone event — announced at Ralphthon Science close
- 02Researcher pain points: experiment design, paper outline, reviewer replies, next thesis
- 03First cycle ~10 people — density over scale
- 04Tier 1: Ralphthon Science alumni | Tier 2: PhD / postdoc | Tier 3: non-AI domains
- 05Intentionally not AI-only
- 06Residency not required — bi-weekly or monthly meets
- 07Output not required — the work itself is the point
Timeline
04-25
Ops sync — format / frequency / cost / venue v1
05-10
Ralphthon Science close — public announce
05-25
First meetup / kickoff (10 participants)
June
Cycle #1 — bi-weekly or monthly
Q3
Cycle #1 retro → Cycle #2 format decision
Previous Drop
#013 Ralphthon Canonical
Next Drop
#015 Codeless by Ralphthon