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← Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 13 May 2007 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under America America Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster Depending on science while almost no oneunderstands it is a prescription fordisaster CS Carl Sagan — holds since c. 1995 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so. — tap to centre the map on it It is human nature to overinterpretevidence, and the hardest part ofscience is not doing so. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Nov 2025 GT Gary Taubes — holds since 2025-11-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Some diseases are technologicallysolved and still spread, because theremaining bottleneck is trust ratherthan science. Last stated a year ago 2 Aug 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised — tap to centre the map on it On human problems science should notbe overestimated, and experts arenot the only ones entitled to speakon how society is organised AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands theconsequences of how capable AI isbecoming. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilization may be becoming hyper-fragile through dependence on technologies that are not as reliable as they should be — tap to centre the map on it Civilization may be becominghyper-fragile through dependence ontechnologies that are not asreliable as they should be Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biology has already handed us an alien library: hundreds of millions of protein machines we do not understand and can only study one at a time. — tap to centre the map on it Biology has already handed us analien library: hundreds of millionsof protein machines we do notunderstand and can only study one ata time. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who know little, not those who know much, are the ones who assert science will never solve a problem — tap to centre the map on it Those who know little, not those whoknow much, are the ones who assertscience will never solve a problem CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democratic education should end the split between liberal and practical study and make leisure a reward for service — tap to centre the map on it A democratic education should endthe split between liberal andpractical study and make leisure areward for service JD John Dewey — holds since c. 1916 — 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’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster Last stated c. 1995 Holds Carl Sagan Read this korrent →