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20 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A scientific paper is a description of results, not a story. — tap to centre the map on it A scientific paper is a description of results, not a story. Last stated 4 years ago
27 Dec 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing. — tap to centre the map on it Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit. — tap to centre the map on it A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit. Last stated 4 years ago
27 Dec 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state. — tap to centre the map on it Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state. 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: Publishing industry claims to predict how trends will play out, but such predictions are unreliable. — tap to centre the map on it Publishing industry claims to predict how trends will play out, but such predictions are unreliable. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When formalising a proof costs no more than writing it, mathematics will flip: papers written in Lean first, and journals refereeing only for significance because correctness is certified. — tap to centre the map on it When formalising a proof costs no more than writing it, mathematics will flip: papers written in Lean first, and journals refereeing only for significance because correctness is certified. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. — tap to centre the map on it Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — 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 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 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next. — tap to centre the map on it A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics. — tap to centre the map on it Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Sept 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-09-19 — tap for who they are
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Scientific and academic evaluation will shift away from published papers as the measure of output, toward valuing real-world results.
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A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently.
Holds
A scientific paper is a description of results, not a story.
Holds
Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing.
Holds
A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit.
Holds
Sixty years of peer review produced no evidence that it made science better, and the literature it produced is in a bad state.
Holds
Publishing industry claims to predict how trends will play out, but such predictions are unreliable.
Holds
When formalising a proof costs no more than writing it, mathematics will flip: papers written in Lean first, and journals refereeing only for significance because correctness is certified.
Holds
Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines.
Holds
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Holds
"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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Holds
A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next.
Holds
Accurate computational approaches are needed to close the protein structural coverage gap and enable large-scale structural bioinformatics.
Holds
AI will not produce a big breakthrough in biological understanding any time soon, because biology has nothing like the clean, complete, high-quality data that made protein-structure prediction work.
Holds