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Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under dementia dementia Everything filed under health and fitness health and fitness Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Most people only care about knowledge that provides practical benefits. Most people only care about knowledge thatprovides practical benefits. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sharing knowledge helps solidify understanding and spreads information. — tap to centre the map on it Sharing knowledge helps solidifyunderstanding and spreadsinformation. Last stated 6 years ago 7 Jun 2020 JP Joe Previte — holds since 2020-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a world obsessed with status and optimization, people matter most and make life worthwhile. — tap to centre the map on it In a world obsessed with status andoptimization, people matter most andmake life worthwhile. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Oct 2026 MF Mario Fraioli — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People either care enough about something to write a real article about it, or they simply move on rather than write about it just to please others and collect likes. — tap to centre the map on it People either care enough aboutsomething to write a real articleabout it, or they simply move onrather than write about it just toplease others and collect likes. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Nov 2023 PO Pouria — holds since 2023-11-07 — 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: Keeping a social network, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do. — tap to centre the map on it Keeping a social network, stayingcurious and having a sense ofpurpose protect against dementiaabout as much as blood pressure andexercise do. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Experienced people should not treat their knowledge as complete, especially amid rapid innovation — tap to centre the map on it Experienced people should not treattheir knowledge as complete,especially amid rapid innovation JP Josh Puckett — holds since c. 2026 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity's advantage is accumulated shared knowledge rather than higher intelligence — and AI models, which vanish with their context window, have none of it. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity's advantage is accumulatedshared knowledge rather than higherintelligence — and AI models, whichvanish with their context window,have none of it. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. — tap to centre the map on it Human self-awareness makes meresurvival feel unsatisfying ratherthan sufficient. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it A celebrated popular science bookcan consistently misrepresent theliterature it summarises andcontradict its own sources. Last stated 7 years ago 15 Nov 2019 AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion being biologicallyreasonable is not the same as itshaving been proven. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jul 2026 PA Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in heart rate variabilityvalues typically precedes the onsetof noticeable sickness symptoms byabout a day. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 RM Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. — tap to centre the map on it About half of all dementia ispreventable, and most of thatpreventable half is Alzheimer'sdisease and vascular dementia. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Jul 2026 TW Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aging has two new dangers that emerged from changes in society: outliving your money and outliving your brain — tap to centre the map on it Aging has two new dangers thatemerged from changes in society:outliving your money and outlivingyour brain Last stated 3 years ago 27 May 2023 RB Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's disease and dementia arenot the same thing: a fifth to athird of people whose brains carrythe pathology never became demented. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
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