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Read this korrent: Admissions committees for economics PhD programs are perhaps excessively fond of mathematics on transcripts
Admissions committees for economics PhD programs are perhaps excessively fond of mathematics on transcripts
Last stated 20 years ago
15 Sept 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Last stated 7 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tossed coin is more likely to land on the same face it started on than on the opposite face. — tap to centre the map on it
A tossed coin is more likely to land on the same face it started on than on the opposite face.
Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. — tap to centre the map on it
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aggressive competitive tactics around a math research breakthrough risk having a chilling effect on that field of research. — tap to centre the map on it
Aggressive competitive tactics around a math research breakthrough risk having a chilling effect on that field of research.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
MK
Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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Admissions committees for economics PhD programs are perhaps excessively fond of mathematics on transcripts
Last stated 15 Sept 2006 · 20 years ago
Holds Greg Mankiw
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Same subject: mathematics
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: mathematics
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: mathematics
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: mathematics
A tossed coin is more likely to land on the same face it started on than on the opposite face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Tim Harford
Same subject: mathematics
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: mathematics
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: mathematics
Aggressive competitive tactics around a math research breakthrough risk having a chilling effect on that field of research.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Ben Thompson
Same subject: mathematics
AI agents are going to have major consequences for how mathematics research is done.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Peter Woit
Same subject: AI and science
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Last stated 13 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Derek Lowe
Same subject: AI and science
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: AI and science
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Last stated 15 Jul 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Demis Hassabis
Same subject: formal proof
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: formal proof
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Same subject: formal proof
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: creativity
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Susan Kare
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett