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education 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: Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain. Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 2 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. — tap to centre the map on it A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. Last stated 5 months ago
13 Apr 2026
SK
Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher. — tap to centre the map on it A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher. Last stated 14 years ago
by 12 Oct 2012
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Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to. — tap to centre the map on it Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own. Last stated 15 years ago
by 3 Oct 2011
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Benny Lewis — holds since 2011-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning a language in a hurry and learning one by slow patient habit are both legitimate; neither refutes the other. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a language in a hurry and learning one by slow patient habit are both legitimate; neither refutes the other. Last stated 12 years ago
2 Sept 2014
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2014-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners. — tap to centre the map on it Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners. Last stated 2 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 3 weeks 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 country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated yesterday
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain.
Holds TW Tommy WoodRead this korrent →
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher.
Holds BL Benny Lewis
Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own.
Holds BL Benny Lewis
Learning a language in a hurry and learning one by slow patient habit are both legitimate; neither refutes the other.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman