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5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. — tap to centre the map on it It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. Last stated a year ago
13 Jul 2025
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2025-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy. — tap to centre the map on it Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Jun 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land. — tap to centre the map on it The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields. — tap to centre the map on it The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields. Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger. — tap to centre the map on it The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger. Last stated 21 years ago
6 Dec 2005
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George Monbiot — holds since 2004-11-23 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2005-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Food is grown wherever land, labour, energy and capital are cheapest, which is why the world now depends on a few vulnerable breadbaskets. — tap to centre the map on it Food is grown wherever land, labour, energy and capital are cheapest, which is why the world now depends on a few vulnerable breadbaskets. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Dec 2023
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Growing food to put in cars is a mistake at a moment when the world should be farming less land, not more.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieRead this korrent →
It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes.
Holds LB Linus Blomqvist
Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Holds GM George Monbiot
The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields.
Holds GM George Monbiot
The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger.
No longer holds GM George Monbiot
Food is grown wherever land, labour, energy and capital are cheapest, which is why the world now depends on a few vulnerable breadbaskets.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds DH Dave Hone
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Holds CH Casey Handmer