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← Preventing the underlying causes of public health fears works better than debunking them after they take hold.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 10 Feb 2022 to 17 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Preventing the underlying causes of public health fears works better than debunking them after they take hold.
Preventing the underlying causes of public health fears works better than debunking them after they take hold.
Last stated 5 months ago
1 May 2026
KJ
Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them. — tap to centre the map on it
The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Defunding public health surveillance systems allows foodborne disease outbreaks to go undetected. — tap to centre the map on it
Defunding public health surveillance systems allows foodborne disease outbreaks to go undetected.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
KJ
Katelyn Jetelina — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The evidence behind mainstream sleep advice is much weaker than sleep scientists and public health experts present it as being. — tap to centre the map on it
The evidence behind mainstream sleep advice is much weaker than sleep scientists and public health experts present it as being.
Last stated 5 years ago
10 Feb 2022
AG
Alexey Guzey — holds since 2022-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it
Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science.
Last stated a year ago
2 Aug 2025
JT
Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Litigation is the wrong instrument for a public health problem that comes from what people choose to buy. — tap to centre the map on it
Litigation is the wrong instrument for a public health problem that comes from what people choose to buy.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
SG
Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Uncertainty about a disease's underlying mechanism does not excuse withholding treatment from patients who want it. — tap to centre the map on it
Uncertainty about a disease's underlying mechanism does not excuse withholding treatment from patients who want it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
AA
Awais Aftab — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A declared root cause is a best guess, not a fact, and should be treated with suspicion. — tap to centre the map on it
A declared root cause is a best guess, not a fact, and should be treated with suspicion.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Aug 2024
WH
Wayne Hale — holds since 2024-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking extra steps to 'reduce toxins' beyond what the body naturally does is unnecessary, and the idea itself is meaningless. — tap to centre the map on it
Taking extra steps to 'reduce toxins' beyond what the body naturally does is unnecessary, and the idea itself is meaningless.
Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
EO
Emily Oster — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it
Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Jan 2026
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it
A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it
A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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Preventing the underlying causes of public health fears works better than debunking them after they take hold.
Last stated 1 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Ketan Joshi
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them.
Last stated 10 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
Defunding public health surveillance systems allows foodborne disease outbreaks to go undetected.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Katelyn Jetelina
Similar wording
The evidence behind mainstream sleep advice is much weaker than sleep scientists and public health experts present it as being.
Last stated 10 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Alexey Guzey
Similar wording
Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science.
Last stated 2 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jacob Trefethen
Similar wording
Litigation is the wrong instrument for a public health problem that comes from what people choose to buy.
Last stated 27 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Scott Greenfield
Similar wording
Uncertainty about a disease's underlying mechanism does not excuse withholding treatment from patients who want it.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Awais Aftab
Similar wording
A declared root cause is a best guess, not a fact, and should be treated with suspicion.
Last stated 5 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Wayne Hale
Similar wording
Taking extra steps to 'reduce toxins' beyond what the body naturally does is unnecessary, and the idea itself is meaningless.
Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Emily Oster
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 7 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Adam Mastroianni
Same subject: attitude change
Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades
Last stated 15 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Same subject: motivation
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: motivation
A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: motivation
A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Rob Henderson