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dementia Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go. Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — 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 with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do. — tap to centre the map on it The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. — tap to centre the map on it We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories. — tap to centre the map on it Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — 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, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Five hours a week with grandchildren goes with better memory in older adults, and more than twenty hours a week does not. — tap to centre the map on it Five hours a week with grandchildren goes with better memory in older adults, and more than twenty hours a week does not. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Believing that ageing goes well is itself protective: people with a positive attitude to ageing live longer and are less likely to develop dementia. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that ageing goes well is itself protective: people with a positive attitude to ageing live longer and are less likely to develop dementia. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. — tap to centre the map on it Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. — tap to centre the map on it Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
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Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No research ever showed manualized CBT to be more effective than psychodynamic therapy; it was only studied more often. — tap to centre the map on it No research ever showed manualized CBT to be more effective than psychodynamic therapy; it was only studied more often. Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go.
Holds AC Alan CastelRead this korrent →
Curiosity does not simply fade with age: the general disposition declines while curiosity aroused by a particular thing you care about actually increases.
Holds AC Alan Castel
The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
Keeping a social network, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Five hours a week with grandchildren goes with better memory in older adults, and more than twenty hours a week does not.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Believing that ageing goes well is itself protective: people with a positive attitude to ageing live longer and are less likely to develop dementia.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander
Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet.
Holds
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Holds JS Jonathan Shedler
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Holds SM Scott D. Miller
No research ever showed manualized CBT to be more effective than psychodynamic therapy; it was only studied more often.
Holds JS Jonathan Shedler