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14 connected korrents · 13 moments from 27 Oct 2009 to 9 Sept 2026.
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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Humans have never been sustainable: earlier generations had a lower environmental impact and lives that were much worse. Humans have never been sustainable: earlier generations had a lower environmental impact and lives that were much worse. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For the first time in history it is possible to improve human wellbeing and reduce environmental impact at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it For the first time in history it is possible to improve human wellbeing and reduce environmental impact at the same time. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent care for the natural world that supports all life — tap to centre the map on it Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent care for the natural world that supports all life
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Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human-centred design ignores sustainability, inequity and bias, so design has to move to humanity-centred design that covers the whole ecosystem and the long term. — tap to centre the map on it Human-centred design ignores sustainability, inequity and bias, so design has to move to humanity-centred design that covers the whole ecosystem and the long term. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Mar 2023
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Don Norman — holds since 2023-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet. — tap to centre the map on it Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — 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: Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age — tap to centre the map on it Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. Last stated 6 months ago
1 May 2026
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are