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metascience 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: Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them. Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Palaeontology's besetting error is treating one superlative specimen as a silver bullet; what actually answers a question is the pool of data. — tap to centre the map on it Palaeontology's besetting error is treating one superlative specimen as a silver bullet; what actually answers a question is the pool of data. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. — tap to centre the map on it Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. 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 fossil record is a very incomplete history of life, of which only fragments survive — tap to centre the map on it The fossil record is a very incomplete history of life, of which only fragments survive Last stated 167 years ago
1 Oct 1859
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Charles Darwin — holds since 1859-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some dinosaurs almost certainly survived the impact for hundreds of thousands of years in isolated pockets, and we will almost certainly never find them. — tap to centre the map on it Some dinosaurs almost certainly survived the impact for hundreds of thousands of years in isolated pockets, and we will almost certainly never find them. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales. — tap to centre the map on it A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales. 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: Dinosaurs were doing fine right up to the impact; there is no good reason to think they were already in terminal decline. — tap to centre the map on it Dinosaurs were doing fine right up to the impact; there is no good reason to think they were already in terminal decline. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is essentially no evidence that any dinosaur hunted in packs. — tap to centre the map on it There is essentially no evidence that any dinosaur hunted in packs. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaeology's culture names and periods draw lines where there were none, and the people themselves did not care about any of them. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeology's culture names and periods draw lines where there were none, and the people themselves did not care about any of them. 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: 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 is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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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 validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adaptive evolution tends to achieve even a simple, fixed objective through complicated behavior. — tap to centre the map on it Adaptive evolution tends to achieve even a simple, fixed objective through complicated behavior. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
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13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them.
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Palaeontology's besetting error is treating one superlative specimen as a silver bullet; what actually answers a question is the pool of data.
Holds
Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box.
Holds
The fossil record is a very incomplete history of life, of which only fragments survive
Holds
Some dinosaurs almost certainly survived the impact for hundreds of thousands of years in isolated pockets, and we will almost certainly never find them.
Holds
A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales.
Holds
Dinosaurs were doing fine right up to the impact; there is no good reason to think they were already in terminal decline.
Holds
There is essentially no evidence that any dinosaur hunted in packs.
Holds
Archaeology's culture names and periods draw lines where there were none, and the people themselves did not care about any of them.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
Adaptive evolution tends to achieve even a simple, fixed objective through complicated behavior.
Holds
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Holds
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Holds
Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Holds
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds