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← Conflicts of interest in science may be unavoidable, and they are still a bad thing.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 30 Aug 2005 to 20 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under metascience metascience Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under peer review peer review Everything filed under TypeScript TypeScript Everything filed under censorship censorship Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Conflicts of interest in science may be unavoidable, and they are still a bad thing. Conflicts of interest in science may beunavoidable, and they are still a badthing. Last stated 4 years ago 29 May 2022 SR Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientists treat a political conflict of interest as something to be proud of, which they would never do with any other kind. — tap to centre the map on it Scientists treat a politicalconflict of interest as something tobe proud of, which they would neverdo with any other kind. Last stated 4 years ago 29 May 2022 SR Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberals' avoidance of conflict within academia for the sake of academic comity has been a mistake. — tap to centre the map on it Liberals' avoidance of conflictwithin academia for the sake ofacademic comity has been a mistake. Last stated 3 days ago 20 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. — tap to centre the map on it What limits science is how it isfunded and organised, not how muchmoney it gets. Last stated 7 years ago 23 Jun 2019 JR José Luis Ricón — holds since 2019-06-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. — tap to centre the map on it Science is a strong-link problem:what it amounts to depends on howgood the best work is, not on howbad the worst is. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Apr 2023 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-04-11 — 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, butthey are not as catastrophic as theylook from outside it. Last stated 7 years ago 15 Aug 2019 AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The greater the financial interests and prejudices in a field, the less likely its published findings are to be true. — tap to centre the map on it The greater the financial interestsand prejudices in a field, the lesslikely its published findings are tobe true. Last stated 21 years ago 30 Aug 2005 JI John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Discourse that doesn't tolerate dissenting viewpoints inevitably produces bad outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Discourse that doesn't toleratedissenting viewpoints inevitablyproduces bad outcomes. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current U.S. administration shows an unprecedented scale of conflicts of interest and incompetence. — tap to centre the map on it The current U.S. administrationshows an unprecedented scale ofconflicts of interest andincompetence. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replacecommunity acceptance, and humanreferees cannot be removed frommathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models'outputs into one final answer tendsto discard most of the good ideasthat only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of strong AI models killingeveryone was not based onpeer-reviewed research showing highdoom odds, nor indicated by marketprices. Last stated 4 weeks ago 26 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions asa lens that shapes how a problem isperceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago 9 Apr 2019 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-yearplay: version one has issues,version two fixes them, versionthree is finally good — and onlythen does adoption start. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed fromMicrosoft had zero chance in theJavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript hadto be open source or nobody wouldcome. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
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