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AI and science 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: Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. Last stated a year ago
13 Oct 2025
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Anton Howes — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern economics has shifted from being a carrier of broad ideas to being primarily a means of data collection and hypothesis testing. — tap to centre the map on it Modern economics has shifted from being a carrier of broad ideas to being primarily a means of data collection and hypothesis testing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History teaches complexity rather than prediction: it can explain the mechanisms of change without licensing any claim about what comes next. — tap to centre the map on it History teaches complexity rather than prediction: it can explain the mechanisms of change without licensing any claim about what comes next. Last stated 10 years ago
4 Jan 2017
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation. — tap to centre the map on it When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Differences between the public's and economists' economic views do not solely reflect economists' self-serving bias. — tap to centre the map on it Differences between the public's and economists' economic views do not solely reflect economists' self-serving bias. Last stated 25 years ago
1 Apr 2002
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2002-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In complex decisions exposed to fat tails, decisions should not rest on statistically based claims — tap to centre the map on it In complex decisions exposed to fat tails, decisions should not rest on statistically based claims Last stated 18 years ago
14 Sept 2008
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. — tap to centre the map on it The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. — tap to centre the map on it It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. Last stated 6 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling the fall in birth rates a mystery is not humility but obscurantism: there is already a good causal account of it. — tap to centre the map on it Calling the fall in birth rates a mystery is not humility but obscurantism: there is already a good causal account of it. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review. — tap to centre the map on it Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does. — tap to centre the map on it Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of. — tap to centre the map on it Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state. — tap to centre the map on it Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. — tap to centre the map on it The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field.
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Modern economics has shifted from being a carrier of broad ideas to being primarily a means of data collection and hypothesis testing.
Holds
History teaches complexity rather than prediction: it can explain the mechanisms of change without licensing any claim about what comes next.
Holds
When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation.
Holds
Differences between the public's and economists' economic views do not solely reflect economists' self-serving bias.
Holds
In complex decisions exposed to fat tails, decisions should not rest on statistically based claims
Holds
The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so.
Holds
It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less.
Holds
Calling the fall in birth rates a mystery is not humility but obscurantism: there is already a good causal account of it.
Holds
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds
Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review.
Holds
Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does.
Holds
Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of.
Holds
Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state.
Holds
The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Holds
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds