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← Academic talent is normally distributed, so some students failing is inevitable rather than anybody's fault.
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language learning 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: Academic talent is normally distributed, so some students failing is inevitable rather than anybody's fault. Academic talent is normally distributed, so some students failing is inevitable rather than anybody's fault. Last stated 11 months ago
28 Sept 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. — tap to centre the map on it We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it. — tap to centre the map on it Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy. — tap to centre the map on it The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy. Last stated 10 months ago
20 Nov 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Schools account for a tenth or less of the variation in how well students do. — tap to centre the map on it Schools account for a tenth or less of the variation in how well students do. Last stated 11 months ago
28 Sept 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putting the children most likely to succeed into one school is segregation, not educational excellence. — tap to centre the map on it Putting the children most likely to succeed into one school is segregation, not educational excellence. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Mar 2026
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2026-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Opening school to everybody necessarily made average measured performance look worse, because the students who used to be excluded are now in the data. — tap to centre the map on it Opening school to everybody necessarily made average measured performance look worse, because the students who used to be excluded are now in the data. Last stated 6 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. — tap to centre the map on it A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. Last stated 5 months ago
13 Apr 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Education can raise how much everyone knows, but it almost never changes who is ahead of whom. — tap to centre the map on it Education can raise how much everyone knows, but it almost never changes who is ahead of whom. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it 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. 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 country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated yesterday
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. Last stated 3 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Academic talent is normally distributed, so some students failing is inevitable rather than anybody's fault.
Holds FD Freddie deBoerRead this korrent →
We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it.
Holds AG Alexey Guzey
The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
Schools account for a tenth or less of the variation in how well students do.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
Putting the children most likely to succeed into one school is segregation, not educational excellence.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
Opening school to everybody necessarily made average measured performance look worse, because the students who used to be excluded are now in the data.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
Education can raise how much everyone knows, but it almost never changes who is ahead of whom.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Holds EB Eric Berger
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.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
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