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Read this korrent: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How to approach space colonization will become one of the next major topics of human discussion. — tap to centre the map on it
How to approach space colonization will become one of the next major topics of human discussion.
Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
JC
Jack Clark — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move. — tap to centre the map on it
The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
SW
Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. — tap to centre the map on it
A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. — tap to centre the map on it
A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough.
Last stated 9 years ago
24 Oct 2017
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2017-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
NL
Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now. — tap to centre the map on it
Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world — tap to centre the map on it
Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world
Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
WB
W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it
AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jul 2026
PS
Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
Last stated 13 years ago
30 May 2013
OW
Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
LF
Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
MY
Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Elon Musk Wayne Hale
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Same subject: space
How to approach space colonization will become one of the next major topics of human discussion.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jack Clark
Same subject: space
The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move.
Last stated 9 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Elon Musk
Same subject: consciousness
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Last stated 4 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Stephen Wolfram
Same subject: consciousness
A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: consciousness
A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough.
Last stated 24 Oct 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Émile P. Torres
Same subject: consciousness
AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life.
Last stated 7 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Nick Lane
Same subject: consciousness
Awe is a uniquely human emotion, resting on the metacognitive ability to detach conscious experience from the here and now.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Same subject: consciousness
Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world
Last stated 1 Feb 1903 · 124 years ago
Holds W. E. B. Du Bois
Same subject: AI sentience
AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: AI sentience
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: AI sentience
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Peter Singer
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: America
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
Last stated 30 May 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Oprah Winfrey
Same subject: war
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Last stated 10 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lawrence Freedman
Same subject: war
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matthew Yglesias
Same subject: war
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Branko Milanovic