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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 8 Dec 2006 to 14 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about evolutionary biology .
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14 Sept 2026
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Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. 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 selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. 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: Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods — tap to centre the map on it Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. — tap to centre the map on it Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. Last stated 20 years ago
8 Dec 2006
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Martin Nowak — holds since 2006-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. — tap to centre the map on it Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. 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: If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward — tap to centre the map on it If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life on Earth is now governed increasingly by human intelligent design rather than natural selection — tap to centre the map on it Life on Earth is now governed increasingly by human intelligent design rather than natural selection Last stated 11 years ago
25 Sept 2015
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. 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: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. 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: A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong. Last stated 13 years ago
1 Jun 2013
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Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2013-06-01 — 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: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Governments fear history more than other subjects, and many forbid young people from learning parts of it — tap to centre the map on it Governments fear history more than other subjects, and many forbid young people from learning parts of it Last stated 4 years ago
18 Oct 2022
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2022-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
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Evolutionary biology cannot be explained by physics alone.
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A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human.
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A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait.
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Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
Last stated c. 1890–1902
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Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another.
Holds
Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them.
Holds
Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound.
Holds
If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
Last stated c. 1890–1902
Holds
Life on Earth is now governed increasingly by human intelligent design rather than natural selection
Holds
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Holds
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Holds
A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong.
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
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Holds
Governments fear history more than other subjects, and many forbid young people from learning parts of it
Holds
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
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