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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Oct 1859 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about evolutionary biology.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. Finding no selection in African-Americansover 300 years is not evidence againstselection: five generations is simply tooshort a time to compound. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC 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 validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR 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 amonganimals or among humans; amonganimals it is limited to exceptionalperiods PK 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 selfishreplicator giving up some of its ownreproductive potential to helpanother. Last stated 20 years ago 8 Dec 2006 MN 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 targetnumber of births, because whatmattered historically was keepingchildren alive rather than producingthem. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — 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 thesurvival of the fittest throughcalamities, the animal world wouldgo backward PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural selection can make no great or sudden change; it acts only by very short, slow steps — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection can make no greator sudden change; it acts only byvery short, slow steps Last stated 167 years ago 1 Oct 1859 CD Charles Darwin — holds since 1859-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural selection has been the main, but not the only, means by which species change — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection has been the main,but not the only, means by whichspecies change Last stated 167 years ago 1 Oct 1859 CD Charles Darwin — holds since 1859-10-01 — 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 Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy. — tap to centre the map on it A diesel export ban would probablydo little for U.S. affordability,would deter business investment, andwould weaken America's hand againstChina on energy. Last stated 4 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A fox who sees many factors in play cannot judge in a blink; they reason 'on the one hand, and on the other' and must reconcile the conflicting arguments. — tap to centre the map on it A fox who sees many factors in playcannot judge in a blink; they reason'on the one hand, and on the other'and must reconcile the conflictingarguments. Last stated 14 years ago 6 Dec 2012 PT Philip Tetlock — holds since 2012-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capabilitylead by either the US or China couldshift the global balance of powerbetween them. Last stated 2 months ago 5 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's large trade deficit in manufactured goods means fewer US manufacturing jobs than balanced trade would. — tap to centre the map on it America's large trade deficit inmanufactured goods means fewer USmanufacturing jobs than balancedtrade would. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Erratic U.S. tariff implementation is teaching allies and enemies that the U.S. is no longer a reliable trading partner. — tap to centre the map on it Erratic U.S. tariff implementationis teaching allies and enemies thatthe U.S. is no longer a reliabletrading partner. Last stated 8 months ago 9 Feb 2026 JC JL Collins — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Persistent US trade deficits are the mirror image of trade partners' capital account surpluses caused by beggar-thy-neighbor industrial policy — tap to centre the map on it Persistent US trade deficits are themirror image of trade partners'capital account surpluses caused bybeggar-thy-neighbor industrialpolicy Last stated 2 years ago 7 Apr 2025 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-04-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 8 May 2026 · 5 months ago Holds David Reich Read this korrent →