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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 8 Dec 2006 to 7 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about evolutionary biology .
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4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. — tap to centre the map on it The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 3 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 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods — tap to centre the map on it Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. — tap to centre the map on it Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. Last stated 20 years ago
8 Dec 2006
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Martin Nowak — holds since 2006-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. — tap to centre the map on it Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward — tap to centre the map on it If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia — tap to centre the map on it Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. — tap to centre the map on it NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. 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: NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. — tap to centre the map on it NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
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Plague receded from Europe through fourteen generations of natural selection, not through any advance in medicine.
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The selection signal on the genetics of schooling is not a European artefact: the same variants predict years of school in China, a population disconnected from Europe for the whole period.
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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.
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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.
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Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
Last stated c. 1890–1902
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Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another.
Holds
Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them.
Holds
Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound.
Holds
If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
Last stated c. 1890–1902
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
America is a vastly richer country than Europe
Holds
Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
Holds
Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.
Holds
Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia
Holds
NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it.
Holds
NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border.
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