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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 10 Dec 1954 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about curiosity .
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15 Aug 2020
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — 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: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. — tap to centre the map on it American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jan 2023
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Alon Levy — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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: Curiosity and the drive to have impact, across disciplines, are underrated qualities. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity and the drive to have impact, across disciplines, are underrated qualities. Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Daniela Amodei — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Curiosity does not simply fade with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity does not simply fade with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Curiosity is probably the number one quality a designer can have. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity is probably the number one quality a designer can have. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help — tap to centre the map on it Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help Last stated 72 years ago
10 Dec 1954
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Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. — tap to centre the map on it Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. Last stated 4 years ago
23 Sept 2022
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Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. Last stated 6 years ago
15 Aug 2020
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recognizable style is a pattern that AI can feed on, so artists should beware of style. — tap to centre the map on it A recognizable style is a pattern that AI can feed on, so artists should beware of style. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Andrei Codrescu — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI becoming original is a likely next step — tap to centre the map on it AI becoming original is a likely next step Last stated 2 years ago
31 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-31 — tap for who they are
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Creativity consists of curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas could produce.
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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.
Holds
AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge.
Holds
American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads.
Holds
Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know.
Holds
Culture springs from the love of perfection and the passion for doing good, not mere curiosity
Last stated c. 1867–1869
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Curiosity and the drive to have impact, across disciplines, are underrated qualities.
Holds
Curiosity does not simply fade with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases.
Holds
Curiosity is probably the number one quality a designer can have.
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
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A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
Holds
Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative.
Holds
Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
A recognizable style is a pattern that AI can feed on, so artists should beware of style.
Holds
AI becoming original is a likely next step
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