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← Humanity's early ancestors somewhat more probably lived in Africa than elsewhere
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Read this korrent: Humanity's early ancestors somewhat more probably lived in Africa than elsewhere
Humanity's early ancestors somewhat more probably lived in Africa than elsewhere
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Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans most likely came up from the lower animals — tap to centre the map on it
Humans most likely came up from the lower animals
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Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. — tap to centre the map on it
The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology. — tap to centre the map on it
The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology.
Last stated 9 years ago
24 Feb 2018
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Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The population of modern humans that expanded out of Africa around 50,000-60,000 years ago numbered only a few thousand individuals at most. — tap to centre the map on it
The population of modern humans that expanded out of Africa around 50,000-60,000 years ago numbered only a few thousand individuals at most.
Last stated 3 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Razib Khan — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true.
Last stated 10 years ago
2 Nov 2016
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Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it
'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone.
Last stated 13 years ago
25 May 2013
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it
A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens
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Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
"AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Oct 2026
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Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
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