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17 connected korrents · 17 moments on record from 2 Apr 2021 to 4 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy .
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10 Jun 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — 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 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is infrastructure on a par with energy and the internet, because every application, company, industry and country uses it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is infrastructure on a par with energy and the internet, because every application, company, industry and country… Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — 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… Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain has a systemic problem building large infrastructure projects, including reservoirs — tap to centre the map on it Britain has a systemic problem building large infrastructure projects, including reservoirs Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desalination for drinking and household water is cheap and uses less energy than commonly assumed. — tap to centre the map on it Desalination for drinking and household water is cheap and uses less energy than commonly assumed. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built. — tap to centre the map on it Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built. Last stated 2 years ago
10 Jun 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of the AI datacenter buildout remains a real worry. — tap to centre the map on it Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of… Last stated a year ago
6 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-06 — tap for who they are
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Simon Willison — holds since 2024-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable… Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of… Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before… Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. — tap to centre the map on it China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment.
Holds BP Brian PotterRead this korrent →
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
AI is infrastructure on a par with energy and the internet, because every application, company, industry and country uses it.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds MH Molson Hart
Britain has a systemic problem building large infrastructure projects, including reservoirs
Holds HR Hannah RitchieAL Alon Levy
Desalination for drinking and household water is cheap and uses less energy than commonly assumed.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of the AI datacenter buildout remains a real worry.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds BC Brian G. Chow
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Holds BS Bruce Schneier
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Holds DW Dan WangAT Adam Tooze