Knowledge Cycle NecklaceFrom the Ancient Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress, from Plato's Academy to the most esteemed modern universities of the world, our global civilization's legacy of knowledge is drawn from our willingness to do four things: think, study, learn, and teach. Without these, the chain of human knowledge is broken. This striking necklace features a weathered silver aluminum disc, hand stamped with the words "contempla stude disce erudi".

The ginkgo tree

It is elegant enough for formal occasions and while also being sturdy enough for daily wear through an entire PhD or post-doc

or short (18" - good for showing off the pendant on the chest)

"She read books as one would breathe air

The other four tiny black dots in different locations on the pendant are the other Lagrange points

as if the neuron extends beyond the confines of the pendant

obstetricians

There will always be obstacles

respiration

Or one and a half

that pterodactyls are NOT dinosaurs

also known as epinephrine