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12 connected korrents · 11 moments from 24 Jul 2015 to 9 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised Money is the most universal and mostefficient system of mutual trust everdevised YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money is the most successful story humans ever invented, because it is the only one everybody believes — tap to centre the map on it Money is the most successful storyhumans ever invented, because it isthe only one everybody believes Last stated 11 years ago 24 Jul 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money works only because everyone believes in it, which makes a currency a measure of social trust that fails when the trust does. — tap to centre the map on it Money works only because everyonebelieves in it, which makes acurrency a measure of social trustthat fails when the trust does. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trust is the most important asset in the world, more important than oil, money or chips — tap to centre the map on it Trust is the most important asset inthe world, more important than oil,money or chips Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactorsbecause Three Mile Island wasmismanaged as a public-relationsevent, not because anyone was harmedby it. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannotmeaningfully rise without firstbuilding large amounts of newelectricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedlyoverreacted drastically to realproblems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclearpower, swept up in fear after onevivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised Last stated c. 2011–2015 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →