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Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under design design Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Our theory of human nature shapes much of how we live Our theory of human nature shapes much ofhow we live SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human nature is too varied to accept constraint on its creativity — tap to centre the map on it Human nature is too varied to acceptconstraint on its creativity Last stated 3 years ago 7 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only thing known about human nature is that it changes — tap to centre the map on it The only thing known about humannature is that it changes OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human nature is malleable and shaped by societal beliefs and values. — tap to centre the map on it Human nature is malleable and shapedby societal beliefs and values. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 RS Rebecca Solnit — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Feeling much for others and littlefor ourselves is the perfection ofhuman nature AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs — tap to centre the map on it Humans depend on co-operation, andnature has given them, somewhatinadequately, the instincts for thefriendliness it needs BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: We become, neurologically, what we think — tap to centre the map on it We become, neurologically, what wethink NC Nicholas Carr — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being idealistic about people is how one ends up a true realist — tap to centre the map on it Being idealistic about people is howone ends up a true realist VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1972 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance — tap to centre the map on it Humans are hard-wired to be of weakprinciples and strong tribalallegiance Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Our theory of human nature shapes much of how we live Last stated c. 2002 Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →