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12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians. — tap to centre the map on it The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each… Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assyriology has a built-in assumption that the tablets we have are roughly all there ever was, and it is absurd. — tap to centre the map on it Assyriology has a built-in assumption that the tablets we have are roughly all there ever was, and it is absurd. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. — tap to centre the map on it The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable… Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not. — tap to centre the map on it Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Inca stones were not fitted by patient pecking with hammer stones; they were fused with acid. — tap to centre the map on it The Inca stones were not fitted by patient pecking with hammer stones; they were fused with acid. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience rather than with anything in his evidence. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience… Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling North America's earthworks mounds is a western bias; what those people built were pyramids. — tap to centre the map on it Calling North America's earthworks mounds is a western bias; what those people built were pyramids. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 3 weeks 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 country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people… Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would… Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger… Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. — tap to centre the map on it Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot. 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: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets… Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power… Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Our picture of the Sumerians is skewed by the accident of what was dug up, and the people working with skewed material do not realise how skewed it is.
Holds IF Irving FinkelRead this korrent →
The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians.
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Assyriology has a built-in assumption that the tablets we have are roughly all there ever was, and it is absurd.
Holds IF Irving Finkel
The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us.
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not.
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
The Inca stones were not fitted by patient pecking with hammer stones; they were fused with acid.
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience rather than with anything in his evidence.
Holds GH Graham Hancock
Calling North America's earthworks mounds is a western bias; what those people built were pyramids.
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong.
Holds DR David Reich
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Holds AS Arielle Schwartz
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Holds GM Gabor Mate
Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Holds EB Eric Berger
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
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