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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 26 Aug 2022 to 31 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about innovation .
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13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. — tap to centre the map on it America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inventing a manufacturing technology and building a competitive industry on it are separate achievements, and America has repeatedly done only the first. — tap to centre the map on it Inventing a manufacturing technology and building a competitive industry on it are separate achievements, and America has repeatedly done only the first. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: US export controls produced China's chip breakthroughs rather than preventing them: while China could comfortably import American chips, its own industry stalled for twenty years. — tap to centre the map on it US export controls produced China's chip breakthroughs rather than preventing them: while China could comfortably import American chips, its own industry stalled for twenty years. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. — tap to centre the map on it Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. — tap to centre the map on it An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. — tap to centre the map on it A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
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America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that.
Holds
Inventing a manufacturing technology and building a competitive industry on it are separate achievements, and America has repeatedly done only the first.
Holds
US export controls produced China's chip breakthroughs rather than preventing them: while China could comfortably import American chips, its own industry stalled for twenty years.
Holds
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds
A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation.
Holds
Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come.
Holds
An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing.
Holds
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Holds
A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off.
Holds
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
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A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Holds
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Holds
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
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