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← Most inventions come from curiosity and tinkering, not from a demand for them

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 3 Jul 2013 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about curiosity.

Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under Addiction Addiction Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under America America 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: Most inventions come from curiosity and tinkering, not from a demand for them Most inventions come from curiosity andtinkering, not from a demand for them JD Jared Diamond — holds since c. 1997–2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed thegap between great and averageengineers: it is still two or threetimes, and for the same reasons asbefore — curiosity and appetite forthe bleeding edge. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. — tap to centre the map on it American transit agencies stayexpensive out of incuriosity: thepractices that would fix them arewritten in languages nobody in theroom reads. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jan 2023 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listenlike you are wrong, with thehumility to know what you do notknow. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity consists of curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas could produce. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity consists of curiositycombined with the foresight toimagine what a new combination ofideas could produce. Last stated 6 years ago 15 Aug 2020 MT Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Culture springs from the love of perfection and the passion for doing good, not mere curiosity — tap to centre the map on it Culture springs from the love ofperfection and the passion for doinggood, not mere curiosity MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Curiosity and the drive to have impact, across disciplines, are underrated qualities. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity and the drive to haveimpact, across disciplines, areunderrated qualities. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 DA Daniela Amodei — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Curiosity does not simply fade with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity does not simply fade withage: the general dispositiondeclines while curiosity aroused bya particular thing you care aboutactually increases. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what isalready known cannot produce genuinesurprises, because a known thingstops being a surprise. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existingwork squanders creative effort thatcould have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industrywould be a good thing, not a badone. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 RS Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a givenskill tends to arrive as a suddenphase change rather than as steadyimprovement. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. — tap to centre the map on it AI represents the largest change tosociety in a very long time, perhapsever. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Apr 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Most inventions come from curiosity and tinkering, not from a demand for them Last stated c. 1997–2005 Holds Jared Diamond Read this korrent →