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Read this korrent: Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing.
Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing.
Last stated 2 days ago
30 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-30 — 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 cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy. — tap to centre the map on it
Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy.
Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If Canada is strong, sovereign, hard-working, deeply competent, and finishes ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, every other problem melts away. — tap to centre the map on it
If Canada is strong, sovereign, hard-working, deeply competent, and finishes ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, every other problem melts away.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
13 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind.
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade.
Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it.
Last stated 16 years ago
21 Mar 2011
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2006-07-11 — tap for who they are
GM
George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2011-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy attitude involves questioning rules because circumstances may change. — tap to centre the map on it
A healthy attitude involves questioning rules because circumstances may change.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
AR
Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing. — tap to centre the map on it
A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing.
Last stated 9 years ago
12 Jun 2017
CM
Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. — tap to centre the map on it
Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company.
Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
ED
Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated a month ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
AA
Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can. — tap to centre the map on it
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
MK
Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
HW
Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
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Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
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Same subject: nuclear power
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds Molson Hart
Same subject: nuclear power
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds David MacKay
Same subject: nuclear power
Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Yoshua Bengio
Same subject: nuclear power
If Canada is strong, sovereign, hard-working, deeply competent, and finishes ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, every other problem melts away.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds David MacKay
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade.
Last stated 4 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Serhii Plokhy
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it.
Last stated 21 Mar 2011 · 16 years ago
No longer holds George Monbiot
Same subject: permitting
A healthy attitude involves questioning rules because circumstances may change.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Armin Ronacher
Same subject: permitting
A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing.
Last stated 12 Jun 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Charles Marohn
Same subject: permitting
Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company.
Last stated 30 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Eli Dourado
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Anne Applebaum
Same subject: formal proof
A test checks a handful of examples; a proof settles an infinite state space, which is why formal methods can say things testing never can.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: formal proof
AI is making formal methods more popular without making them mainstream, moving them from about a tenth of a per cent of engineers to three tenths.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Same subject: formal proof
AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Daniel Lemire