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behavioural science 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: People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true. People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed. — tap to centre the map on it National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Different people's areas of strongest judgment or taste rarely overlap much with each other. — tap to centre the map on it Different people's areas of strongest judgment or taste rarely overlap much with each other. Last stated a year ago
19 Apr 2025
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-04-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones. — tap to centre the map on it Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level. — tap to centre the map on it People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level. Last stated 2 weeks ago
5 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much disagreement is genuinely rooted in conflicting values or contested facts, not merely a lack of institutional standing for evidence. — tap to centre the map on it Much disagreement is genuinely rooted in conflicting values or contested facts, not merely a lack of institutional standing for evidence. Last stated yesterday
20 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss. — tap to centre the map on it Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. — tap to centre the map on it People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. — tap to centre the map on it A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — 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 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
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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 city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true.
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National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed.
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Different people's areas of strongest judgment or taste rarely overlap much with each other.
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Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence.
Holds
Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones.
Holds
People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level.
Holds
Much disagreement is genuinely rooted in conflicting values or contested facts, not merely a lack of institutional standing for evidence.
Holds
Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss.
Holds
People almost always align their beliefs with their interests.
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A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves.
Holds
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
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