Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← Closing borders in a pandemic is sound public-health policy.
12 connected korrents · 12 moments from 5 May 2020 to 9 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under physics
physics
Everything filed under energy
energy
Everything filed under quantum mechanics
quantum mechanics 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: Closing borders in a pandemic is sound public-health policy. Closing borders in a pandemic is sound public-health policy. Last stated 6 years ago
7 May 2020
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2020-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are not separate individuals protected by money and geography, but deeply interconnected. — tap to centre the map on it People are not separate individuals protected by money and geography, but deeply interconnected. Last stated 6 years ago
5 Feb 2021
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The spread of pandemic-capable biology should be treated as a matter of international security, in the way nuclear physics is. — tap to centre the map on it The spread of pandemic-capable biology should be treated as a matter of international security, in the way nuclear physics is. Last stated 5 years ago
6 Oct 2021
KE
Kevin Esvelt — holds since 2021-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After the pandemic, travellers will want options closer to home, safer and more affordable. — tap to centre the map on it After the pandemic, travellers will want options closer to home, safer and more affordable. Last stated 6 years ago
5 May 2020
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2020-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
JL
Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
JL
Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
LR
Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Sept 2023
SH
Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
NL
Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — 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
EA
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 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
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 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are