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13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life is the process by which information structures matter over time and space, and any individual organism is only one instance of a lineage. — tap to centre the map on it Life is the process by which information structures matter over time and space, and any individual organism is only one instance of a lineage. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else. — tap to centre the map on it There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust. — tap to centre the map on it Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Non-equilibrium physics will not explain life, and entropy has almost nothing to do with it. — tap to centre the map on it Non-equilibrium physics will not explain life, and entropy has almost nothing to do with it. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it. — tap to centre the map on it Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We do not know the meaning of life, so the thing to do is expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, until we know what questions to ask. — tap to centre the map on it We do not know the meaning of life, so the thing to do is expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, until we know what questions to ask. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Astrobiology's standard definition of life — a self-sustaining chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution — is wrong in every single one of its words. — tap to centre the map on it Astrobiology's standard definition of life — a self-sustaining chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution — is wrong in every single one of its words. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
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Life obeys universal principles, and the right framework will let us recognise life that is currently too different for us to see as alive at all.
Holds SW Sara WalkerRead this korrent →
Life is the process by which information structures matter over time and space, and any individual organism is only one instance of a lineage.
Holds SW Sara Walker
There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else.
Holds NL Nick Lane
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust.
Holds SW Sara Walker
Non-equilibrium physics will not explain life, and entropy has almost nothing to do with it.
Holds SW Sara Walker
Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it.
Holds NL Nick Lane
We do not know the meaning of life, so the thing to do is expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, until we know what questions to ask.
Holds
Astrobiology's standard definition of life — a self-sustaining chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution — is wrong in every single one of its words.
Holds SW Sara Walker
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Holds LR Lisa Randall
A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one.
Holds NB Noam Brown
A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare