korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← Science would still be science if it held nothing but the ruins of proven error

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 19 Sept 1893 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Science would still be science if it held nothing but the ruins of proven error Science would still be science if it heldnothing but the ruins of proven error TR Theodore Roszak — holds since c. 1969 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is nothing but the finding of unity — tap to centre the map on it Science is nothing but the findingof unity Last stated 133 years ago 19 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is far from perfect, but it is the best instrument of knowledge we have — tap to centre the map on it Science is far from perfect, but itis the best instrument of knowledgewe have CS Carl Sagan — holds since c. 1995 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who know little, not those who know much, are the ones who assert science will never solve a problem — tap to centre the map on it Those who know little, not those whoknow much, are the ones who assertscience will never solve a problem CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge that lives only in a book or a machine is not knowledge you have. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge that lives only in a bookor a machine is not knowledge youhave. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is rooted in creative interpretation — tap to centre the map on it Science is rooted in creativeinterpretation SG Stephen Jay Gould — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are Same subject: Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster — tap to centre the map on it Depending on science while almost noone understands it is a prescriptionfor disaster CS Carl Sagan — holds since c. 1995 — tap for who they are Same subject: The history of capitalism cannot be understood without science — tap to centre the map on it The history of capitalism cannot beunderstood without science YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even if every possible scientific question were answered, the problems of life would remain untouched — tap to centre the map on it Even if every possible scientificquestion were answered, the problemsof life would remain untouched LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1893 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre Science would still be science if it held nothing but the ruins of proven error Last stated c. 1969 Holds Theodore Roszak Read this korrent →