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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 5 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Normal science does not aim to find new kinds of phenomena; what does not fit is often not seen Normal science does not aim to find newkinds of phenomena; what does not fit isoften not seen TK Thomas Kuhn — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Normal science does not aim at new facts or theories, and when it succeeds finds none — tap to centre the map on it Normal science does not aim at newfacts or theories, and when itsucceeds finds none TK Thomas Kuhn — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Certain types of problems lead to interesting discoveries while others do not. — tap to centre the map on it Certain types of problems lead tointeresting discoveries while othersdo not. Last stated 4 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Normal science often suppresses fundamental novelties because they subvert its commitments — tap to centre the map on it Normal science often suppressesfundamental novelties because theysubvert its commitments TK Thomas Kuhn — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless. — tap to centre the map on it The stock of useful scientificknowledge is bounded rather thanendless. Last stated 6 years ago 20 Jun 2020 JR José Luis Ricón — holds since 2020-06-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientific knowledge consists of explanations, which do not follow the reductionist hierarchy — tap to centre the map on it Scientific knowledge consists ofexplanations, which do not followthe reductionist hierarchy DD David Deutsch — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: The usual picture of collapsing ecosystems does not fit reality — tap to centre the map on it The usual picture of collapsingecosystems does not fit reality BL Bjørn Lomborg — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conclusions drawn by induction from phenomena stand until new phenomena correct them, whatever hypotheses are imagined against them — tap to centre the map on it Conclusions drawn by induction fromphenomena stand until new phenomenacorrect them, whatever hypothesesare imagined against them IN Isaac Newton — holds since c. 1713–1726 — tap for who they are Same subject: Researchers should be encouraged to study anomalous and strange phenomena to foster innovation. — tap to centre the map on it Researchers should be encouraged tostudy anomalous and strangephenomena to foster innovation. Last stated 5 months ago 17 Jun 2026 RW Richard Wiseman — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does notgive you a smarter model; theintelligence of the model is whatdecides how much of that window itcan actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy forAI models to consume via pretrainingcorpora but cumbersome for mosthumans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts,and paywalls. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Normal science does not aim to find new kinds of phenomena; what does not fit is often not seen Last stated c. 1962 Holds Thomas Kuhn Read this korrent →