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11 Jan 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: External bodies are not needed to explain how we come to have our ideas — tap to centre the map on it External bodies are not needed to explain how we come to have our ideas
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George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside. — tap to centre the map on it Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. 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: The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. — tap to centre the map on it The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mental models can help explain and navigate the world without being good in themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Mental models can help explain and navigate the world without being good in themselves. Last stated 10 years ago
by 6 Jul 2016
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Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. — tap to centre the map on it AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived. — tap to centre the map on it Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — 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: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago
28 Oct 2013
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. Last stated 9 years ago
by 12 Aug 2017
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James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful.
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Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — 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 3 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 models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points. Last stated 11 months ago
23 Nov 2025
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Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2025-11-23 — tap for who they are
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That the brain produces the mind is still just an assumption; we have no working theory of how it happens
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External bodies are not needed to explain how we come to have our ideas
Last stated c. 1710–1734
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Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside.
Holds
The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor.
Holds
The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer.
Holds
The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains.
Holds
Mental models can help explain and navigate the world without being good in themselves.
Holds
AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage.
Holds
Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived.
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
A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only.
Holds
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
Holds
A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful.
Last stated c. 1933
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 models can be more accurate than physical experiments by averaging out noise, incorporating priors from large datasets, and interpolating between data points.
Holds