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10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The need to feel safe is the body speaking through the autonomic nervous system, shaping health, relationships and thinking. — tap to centre the map on it The need to feel safe is the body speaking through the autonomic nervous system, shaping health, relationships and thinking. Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feelings of safety have a measurable physiological basis and can be studied as an objective science. — tap to centre the map on it Feelings of safety have a measurable physiological basis and can be studied as an objective science. Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeling safe is not the same as being safe: removing threat does not by itself produce the feeling. — tap to centre the map on it Feeling safe is not the same as being safe: removing threat does not by itself produce the feeling. Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans, as social mammals, are on a lifelong quest to feel safe. — tap to centre the map on it Humans, as social mammals, are on a lifelong quest to feel safe. Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Health is the natural state of your being — tap to centre the map on it Health is the natural state of your being
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Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. — tap to centre the map on it Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When we feel inadequate or make a mistake we go into threat defence, which blocks the care response we give others. — tap to centre the map on it When we feel inadequate or make a mistake we go into threat defence, which blocks the care response we give others. Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without an inner secure base, distress and setbacks activate the threat system through harsh self-criticism. — tap to centre the map on it Without an inner secure base, distress and setbacks activate the threat system through harsh self-criticism. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Dec 2020
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Paul Gilbert — holds since 2020-12-09 — 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: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
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Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Nov 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: EFT tapping improves brain connectivity, heart rate variability, vagal tone, and reduces inflammation. — tap to centre the map on it EFT tapping improves brain connectivity, heart rate variability, vagal tone, and reduces inflammation. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Polyvagal theory survives the 2026 "untenable" critique: what the critics contested was mechanism and evolutionary framing, not the clinical proposition. — tap to centre the map on it Polyvagal theory survives the 2026 "untenable" critique: what the critics contested was mechanism and evolutionary framing, not the clinical proposition. Last stated 8 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Regulation must precede reflection: cognitive insight fails while a nervous system is in defensive dominance. — tap to centre the map on it Regulation must precede reflection: cognitive insight fails while a nervous system is in defensive dominance. Last stated 8 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-03-02 — tap for who they are
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Health and wellbeing strategies fail our biology by ignoring that feeling safe emerges from inside the body.
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The need to feel safe is the body speaking through the autonomic nervous system, shaping health, relationships and thinking.
Holds
Feelings of safety have a measurable physiological basis and can be studied as an objective science.
Holds
Feeling safe is not the same as being safe: removing threat does not by itself produce the feeling.
Holds
Humans, as social mammals, are on a lifelong quest to feel safe.
Holds
Health is the natural state of your being
Last stated c. 1963–1970
Holds
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Holds
When we feel inadequate or make a mistake we go into threat defence, which blocks the care response we give others.
Holds
Without an inner secure base, distress and setbacks activate the threat system through harsh self-criticism.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
Last stated c. 1871–1874
Holds
A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources.
Holds
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Holds
A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.
Holds
EFT tapping improves brain connectivity, heart rate variability, vagal tone, and reduces inflammation.
Holds
Polyvagal theory survives the 2026 "untenable" critique: what the critics contested was mechanism and evolutionary framing, not the clinical proposition.
Holds
Regulation must precede reflection: cognitive insight fails while a nervous system is in defensive dominance.
Holds