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← All science is embedded in and shaped by cultural context.
15 connected korrents · 12 moments from 13 May 2007 to 14 Sept 2026.
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7 Nov 2025
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David George Haskell — holds since 2025-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Science is rooted in creative interpretation — tap to centre the map on it Science is rooted in creative interpretation
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Stephen Jay Gould — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Something is perceived as meaningful in a given context to the extent that it is connected to other meaningful things in that context. — tap to centre the map on it Something is perceived as meaningful in a given context to the extent that it is connected to other meaningful things in that context. Last stated 10 years ago
11 Jul 2016
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Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Science is something that people do. — tap to centre the map on it Science is something that people do. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technique integrates everything — tap to centre the map on it Technique integrates everything
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Jacques Ellul — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Culture springs from the love of perfection and the passion for doing good, not mere curiosity — tap to centre the map on it Culture springs from the love of perfection and the passion for doing good, not mere curiosity
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Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in. — tap to centre the map on it All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
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Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
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Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are