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← Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about religion .
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Read this korrent: Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity
Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Philosophical reasoning is no forbidden innovation just because it did not exist in early Islam — tap to centre the map on it
Philosophical reasoning is no forbidden innovation just because it did not exist in early Islam
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion or ideology does not need to be true in order to take over the world — tap to centre the map on it
A religion or ideology does not need to be true in order to take over the world
Last stated 12 years ago
8 Feb 2015
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-02-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated — tap to centre the map on it
All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated
Last stated 133 years ago
11 Sept 1893
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Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it
Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
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: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
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: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. — tap to centre the map on it
AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever.
Last stated 6 months ago
10 Apr 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
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Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
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Same subject: religion, innovation
Philosophical reasoning is no forbidden innovation just because it did not exist in early Islam
Last stated c. 1126–1195
Holds Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: religion
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ryan Burge
Same subject: religion
A religion or ideology does not need to be true in order to take over the world
Last stated 8 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: religion
All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated
Last stated 11 Sept 1893 · 133 years ago
Holds Swami Vivekananda
Same subject: religion
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ryan Burge
Same subject: religion
Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ed Barnhart
Same subject: innovation
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 25 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Anton Howes
Same subject: innovation
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: innovation
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Ruxandra Teslo
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: creativity
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Same subject: creativity
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Matt Webb
Same subject: LLMs
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Robin Sloan
Same subject: LLMs
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jack Clark
Same subject: LLMs
AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever.
Last stated 10 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sam Altman