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7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every faster-than-light proposal depends on exotic matter, which does not exist and was invented to make the equations behave. — tap to centre the map on it Every faster-than-light proposal depends on exotic matter, which does not exist and was invented to make the equations behave. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: I frame no hypotheses about the cause of gravity: whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is a hypothesis — tap to centre the map on it I frame no hypotheses about the cause of gravity: whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is a hypothesis
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Isaac Newton — holds since c. 1713–1726 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. — tap to centre the map on it Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Poincare missed special relativity because he knew too much: the leading physicists of the day were prisoners of their own expertise. — tap to centre the map on it Poincare missed special relativity because he knew too much: the leading physicists of the day were prisoners of their own expertise. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it. — tap to centre the map on it Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: String theory, the leading candidate for decades, is slowly going out of fashion because it is not matching experiment. — tap to centre the map on it String theory, the leading candidate for decades, is slowly going out of fashion because it is not matching experiment. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anomalies cannot be sorted in advance: the same move that found Neptune failed completely for Mercury, so a field has to pursue both answers at once. — tap to centre the map on it Anomalies cannot be sorted in advance: the same move that found Neptune failed completely for Mercury, so a field has to pursue both answers at once. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously. — tap to centre the map on it The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. — tap to centre the map on it A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Feb 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Jul 2021
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-07-09 — tap for who they are
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A theory gets abandoned when the old explanation becomes visibly insufficient: special relativity made Newtonian gravity's action at a distance impossible, and that was the forcing function.
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Every faster-than-light proposal depends on exotic matter, which does not exist and was invented to make the equations behave.
Holds
I frame no hypotheses about the cause of gravity: whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is a hypothesis
Last stated c. 1713–1726
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Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure.
Holds
Poincare missed special relativity because he knew too much: the leading physicists of the day were prisoners of their own expertise.
Holds
Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it.
Holds
String theory, the leading candidate for decades, is slowly going out of fashion because it is not matching experiment.
Holds
Anomalies cannot be sorted in advance: the same move that found Neptune failed completely for Mercury, so a field has to pursue both answers at once.
Holds
The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously.
Holds
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Holds
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Holds
Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Holds