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health and fitness 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: Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them. — tap to centre the map on it Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them. 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: Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience rather than with anything in his evidence. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience rather than with anything in his evidence. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publicly condemning a heterodox idea makes the public more likely to believe it, because trust in experts has collapsed. — tap to centre the map on it Publicly condemning a heterodox idea makes the public more likely to believe it, because trust in experts has collapsed. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a chain of reasoning rests on a wrong inherited recipe, the conclusions built on top of it will be just as wrong. — tap to centre the map on it If a chain of reasoning rests on a wrong inherited recipe, the conclusions built on top of it will be just as wrong. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so. — tap to centre the map on it It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Nov 2025
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Gary Taubes — holds since 2025-11-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Archaeological interpretations of human history are biased toward artifacts made of durable materials that survived, not what mattered most to the people who made them. — tap to centre the map on it Archaeological interpretations of human history are biased toward artifacts made of durable materials that survived, not what mattered most to the people who made them. Last stated 8 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-03-02 — 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: A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. — tap to centre the map on it A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. Last stated 21 years ago
30 Aug 2005
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John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. — tap to centre the map on it A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. — tap to centre the map on it Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. Last stated a year ago
13 Oct 2025
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Anton Howes — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. — tap to centre the map on it The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box.
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Palaeontology is unlike other sciences because its evidence is eroding away: dig the fossils up now, and we have forever to study them.
Holds
Archaeology's hostility to him is territorial defence of a profession, and it grew with the size of his audience rather than with anything in his evidence.
Holds
Publicly condemning a heterodox idea makes the public more likely to believe it, because trust in experts has collapsed.
Holds
If a chain of reasoning rests on a wrong inherited recipe, the conclusions built on top of it will be just as wrong.
Holds
It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so.
Holds
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Holds
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Holds
Archaeological interpretations of human history are biased toward artifacts made of durable materials that survived, not what mattered most to the people who made them.
Holds
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Holds
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Holds
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Holds
Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field.
Holds
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds
The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Holds
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds