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← Knowledge is within reach once we look past words, not through learned research

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under education education Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Knowledge is within reach once we look past words, not through learned research Knowledge is within reach once we lookpast words, not through learned research GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: To find where the experts in a field go wrong, one must study it deeply enough to equal or surpass them — tap to centre the map on it To find where the experts in a fieldgo wrong, one must study it deeplyenough to equal or surpass them AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water — tap to centre the map on it The more one learns, the more freelywisdom flows, as digging deeper insand reaches water TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of what we call knowledge is a conceit that robs us of the advantage of our ignorance — tap to centre the map on it Most of what we call knowledge is aconceit that robs us of theadvantage of our ignorance HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1851–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it A practical science of nature'sforces could make humans the lordsand possessors of nature Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to civilization was not an orderly, logical process of progress. — tap to centre the map on it The transition from hunter-gatherersocieties to civilization was not anorderly, logical process ofprogress. Last stated 6 months ago 5 May 2026 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it Hoping to know through otherpeople's understanding is probablyas unreasonable as hoping to seethrough their eyes Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should study what the ancients wrote, accept what is true and be warned by what is wrong — tap to centre the map on it We should study what the ancientswrote, accept what is true and bewarned by what is wrong I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that the search forunderstanding will never end, sincethere will always be new discovery;without it we would stagnate. SH Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 8 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Knowledge is within reach once we look past words, not through learned research Last stated c. 1710–1734 Holds George Berkeley Read this korrent →