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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 22 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about consciousness .
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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. — tap to centre the map on it A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Oct 2017
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2017-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. 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: Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now. — tap to centre the map on it Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
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W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Caffeine's stimulating effect on humans is an evolutionary byproduct of a plant's own defensive chemistry. — tap to centre the map on it Caffeine's stimulating effect on humans is an evolutionary byproduct of a plant's own defensive chemistry. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Mar 2020
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2020-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness belongs only to simulations, not to the physical brains or computers running them. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness belongs only to simulations, not to the physical brains or computers running them. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. Last stated 8 months ago
1 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. — tap to centre the map on it Chamberlain's choice at Munich was understandable rather than craven: no democratic leader in 1938 could have taken his country to war against 92% of its population. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are