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1 Dec 2025
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Jon Haidt — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods — tap to centre the map on it Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. — tap to centre the map on it Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another. Last stated 20 years ago
8 Dec 2006
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Martin Nowak — holds since 2006-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. — tap to centre the map on it Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward — tap to centre the map on it If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Natural selection can make no great or sudden change; it acts only by very short, slow steps — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection can make no great or sudden change; it acts only by very short, slow steps Last stated 167 years ago
1 Oct 1859
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Charles Darwin — holds since 1859-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
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Spirituality is a real part of human nature and central to flourishing, whether or not God exists.
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A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human.
Holds
A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait.
Holds
Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods
Last stated c. 1890–1902
Holds
Cooperation means a selfish replicator giving up some of its own reproductive potential to help another.
Holds
Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them.
Holds
Finding no selection in African-Americans over 300 years is not evidence against selection: five generations is simply too short a time to compound.
Holds
If evolution rested mainly on the survival of the fittest through calamities, the animal world would go backward
Last stated c. 1890–1902
Holds
Natural selection can make no great or sudden change; it acts only by very short, slow steps
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Holds
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds
A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus.
Holds