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2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every predicted ceiling on human life expectancy has so far been broken. — tap to centre the map on it Every predicted ceiling on human life expectancy has so far been broken. 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: Expecting AI or longer lives to arrive in time makes people skip having a plan for falling birth rates at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting AI or longer lives to arrive in time makes people skip having a plan for falling birth rates at all. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you can predict it, it does not count as emergence. — tap to centre the map on it If you can predict it, it does not count as emergence. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. — tap to centre the map on it The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Non-risk-adjusted mortality data cannot support patient choice and only signal that a fuller review is required. — tap to centre the map on it Non-risk-adjusted mortality data cannot support patient choice and only signal that a fuller review is required. Last stated 22 years ago
19 Aug 2004
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David Spiegelhalter — holds since 2004-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mortality is not what gives life its urgency: the goals people actually pursue are not driven by knowing they will die. — tap to centre the map on it Mortality is not what gives life its urgency: the goals people actually pursue are not driven by knowing they will die. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Death is not an event of life; whoever lives in the present lives eternally, if eternity means timelessness — tap to centre the map on it Death is not an event of life; whoever lives in the present lives eternally, if eternity means timelessness
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Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should aim to survive the next century, not just the next quarter. — tap to centre the map on it A company should aim to survive the next century, not just the next quarter. Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
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Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago
30 May 2013
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Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
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Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. 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: Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are