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7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all real predation is on prey far smaller than the predator, so the documentary staple of a T. rex taking an adult Triceratops shows the rare exception, not the rule. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all real predation is on prey far smaller than the predator, so the documentary staple of a T. rex taking an adult Triceratops shows the rare exception, not the rule. 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: Predators everywhere target juveniles, and there is no reason dinosaurs were an exception — the bite marks and stomach contents say they were not. — tap to centre the map on it Predators everywhere target juveniles, and there is no reason dinosaurs were an exception — the bite marks and stomach contents say they were not. 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: The scavenger-versus-hunter argument about T. rex is over: the bite marks show it did both. — tap to centre the map on it The scavenger-versus-hunter argument about T. rex is over: the bite marks show it did both. 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: Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. — tap to centre the map on it Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. 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: Nature gave eyes to animals and not to trees because eyes are only worth having if you move, and moving is what produces a new viewpoint. — tap to centre the map on it Nature gave eyes to animals and not to trees because eyes are only worth having if you move, and moving is what produces a new viewpoint. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pre-training is a crappy evolution: the practically buildable substitute for the process that gave animals their built-in hardware. — tap to centre the map on it Pre-training is a crappy evolution: the practically buildable substitute for the process that gave animals their built-in hardware. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: T. rex hunted by endurance rather than speed: its foot is built for efficiency, which points at long-distance pursuit, not a sprint. — tap to centre the map on it T. rex hunted by endurance rather than speed: its foot is built for efficiency, which points at long-distance pursuit, not a sprint. 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: Our evolved nature rewards pessimism, but in much safer times we should work past it towards peace. — tap to centre the map on it Our evolved nature rewards pessimism, but in much safer times we should work past it towards peace. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — 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: Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates — tap to centre the map on it Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates
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Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People judge an organisation by the humans they deal with, because judging other people is the task evolution equipped them for. — tap to centre the map on it People judge an organisation by the humans they deal with, because judging other people is the task evolution equipped them for. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The desire to work rather than be idle may be an evolved human trait. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to work rather than be idle may be an evolved human trait. Last stated 9 months ago
2 Feb 2026
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JL Collins — holds since 2026-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Plague receded from Europe through fourteen generations of natural selection, not through any advance in medicine. — tap to centre the map on it Plague receded from Europe through fourteen generations of natural selection, not through any advance in medicine. Last stated 6 years ago
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 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
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Predation is what makes evolution creative: without it there would be no arms races, no great feats of evolution, and a far less beautiful world.
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Almost all real predation is on prey far smaller than the predator, so the documentary staple of a T. rex taking an adult Triceratops shows the rare exception, not the rule.
Holds
Predators everywhere target juveniles, and there is no reason dinosaurs were an exception — the bite marks and stomach contents say they were not.
Holds
The scavenger-versus-hunter argument about T. rex is over: the bite marks show it did both.
Holds
Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever.
Holds
Nature gave eyes to animals and not to trees because eyes are only worth having if you move, and moving is what produces a new viewpoint.
Holds
Pre-training is a crappy evolution: the practically buildable substitute for the process that gave animals their built-in hardware.
Holds
T. rex hunted by endurance rather than speed: its foot is built for efficiency, which points at long-distance pursuit, not a sprint.
Holds
Our evolved nature rewards pessimism, but in much safer times we should work past it towards peace.
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
Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates
Last stated c. 2010
Holds
People judge an organisation by the humans they deal with, because judging other people is the task evolution equipped them for.
Holds
The desire to work rather than be idle may be an evolved human trait.
Holds
Plague receded from Europe through fourteen generations of natural selection, not through any advance in medicine.
Holds
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.
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