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taste 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: Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Apr 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. — tap to centre the map on it What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. Last stated 7 years ago
23 Jun 2019
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2019-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. — tap to centre the map on it Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. Last stated a year ago
29 Sept 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more important the science, the more researchers tend to lower their standard for a strong enough signal, when it should be the opposite. — tap to centre the map on it The more important the science, the more researchers tend to lower their standard for a strong enough signal, when it should be the opposite. 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: Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future. — tap to centre the map on it AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future. Last stated 3 years ago
12 Aug 2023
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are
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Yoshua Bengio — no longer holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize. — tap to centre the map on it The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming up with a good conjecture is harder than solving one, and that taste for the right question is what separates great scientists from good ones. — tap to centre the map on it Coming up with a good conjecture is harder than solving one, and that taste for the right question is what separates great scientists from good ones. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is.
Holds Read this korrent →
What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets.
Holds
Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary.
Holds
The more important the science, the more researchers tend to lower their standard for a strong enough signal, when it should be the opposite.
Holds
Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science.
Holds
Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it.
Holds
AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future.
No longer holds
The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize.
Holds
Coming up with a good conjecture is harder than solving one, and that taste for the right question is what separates great scientists from good ones.
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Holds
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Holds
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Holds
Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds