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16 Sept 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The lasting value of a PhD is learning to handle uncertainty and pick your own problems, which is exactly what working at the frontier of AI demands. — tap to centre the map on it The lasting value of a PhD is learning to handle uncertainty and pick your own problems, which is exactly what working at the frontier of AI demands. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. — tap to centre the map on it “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Aug 2023
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. — tap to centre the map on it It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. Last stated 4 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful. — tap to centre the map on it The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful. Last stated a year ago
12 Mar 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer. — tap to centre the map on it Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: College is not a good career investment for most of the population. — tap to centre the map on it College is not a good career investment for most of the population. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — 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 whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — 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
At the centre
Research earns its keep by telling you which of two plausible pieces of advice is the right one, because everything looks obvious once you know the answer.
Holds SY Scott H. YoungRead this korrent →
The lasting value of a PhD is learning to handle uncertainty and pick your own problems, which is exactly what working at the frontier of AI demands.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong.
Holds
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Holds JC Jason Crawford
It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less.
Holds
Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you.
Holds
The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
College is not a good career investment for most of the population.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds PT Peter Thiel