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nuclear power Same subject 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: Cryopreservation is tractable because ice formation is a probabilistic process you can steer, not a threshold that flips. Cryopreservation is tractable because ice formation is a probabilistic process you can steer, not a threshold that flips. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Laura Deming — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In cryopreservation you can buy down biological difficulty with better engineering, which is not true of most problems in biology. — tap to centre the map on it In cryopreservation you can buy down biological difficulty with better engineering, which is not true of most problems in biology. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Laura Deming — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We already reversibly cryopreserve whole human bodies, at the few-hundred-cell stage, so the open question is scale and not possibility. — tap to centre the map on it We already reversibly cryopreserve whole human bodies, at the few-hundred-cell stage, so the open question is scale and not possibility. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Laura Deming — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
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27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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
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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 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Cryopreservation is tractable because ice formation is a probabilistic process you can steer, not a threshold that flips.
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In cryopreservation you can buy down biological difficulty with better engineering, which is not true of most problems in biology.
Holds
We already reversibly cryopreserve whole human bodies, at the few-hundred-cell stage, so the open question is scale and not possibility.
Holds
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds
Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Holds
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
Last stated c. 1946–1992
Holds
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
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.
Holds