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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 21 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about courage .
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design 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago
10 May 2004
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Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. — tap to centre the map on it Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Seth Godin — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived. — tap to centre the map on it Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even the bravest rarely have the courage of what they really know — tap to centre the map on it Even the bravest rarely have the courage of what they really know Last stated 138 years ago
3 Sept 1888
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Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every form of courage, in women as in men, should be admired as much as a soldier's physical courage — tap to centre the map on it Every form of courage, in women as in men, should be admired as much as a soldier's physical courage
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — 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
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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
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. — tap to centre the map on it Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Copenhagen interpretation taught to physics students is a God-awful mess; many-worlds is beautiful because it needs fewer ingredients and one equation. — tap to centre the map on it The Copenhagen interpretation taught to physics students is a God-awful mess; many-worlds is beautiful because it needs fewer ingredients and one equation. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The many-worlds interpretation invents infinitely many unobservable universes to avoid what quantum mechanics is plainly saying: that measurement matters. — tap to centre the map on it The many-worlds interpretation invents infinitely many unobservable universes to avoid what quantum mechanics is plainly saying: that measurement matters. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
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A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Holds
All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
Holds
Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards
Holds
Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be.
Holds
Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived.
Holds
Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable.
Holds
Even the bravest rarely have the courage of what they really know
Holds
Every form of courage, in women as in men, should be admired as much as a soldier's physical courage
Last stated c. 1930
Holds
Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality.
Holds
Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run.
Holds
Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails.
Holds
Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure.
Holds
The Copenhagen interpretation taught to physics students is a God-awful mess; many-worlds is beautiful because it needs fewer ingredients and one equation.
Holds
The many-worlds interpretation invents infinitely many unobservable universes to avoid what quantum mechanics is plainly saying: that measurement matters.
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds