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8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to think about Neanderthals may be as culturally modern humans who ended up mostly archaic genetically. — tap to centre the map on it The right way to think about Neanderthals may be as culturally modern humans who ended up mostly archaic genetically. 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: Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans. — tap to centre the map on it Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Razib Khan — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. — tap to centre the map on it The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past. — tap to centre the map on it Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Neanderthals lost to us because they had no drug culture — they were too sober for the future. — tap to centre the map on it The Neanderthals lost to us because they had no drug culture — they were too sober for the future. Last stated a year ago
19 Sept 2025
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Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places. — tap to centre the map on it Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places. 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: The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians. — tap to centre the map on it The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human-level AI is most likely centuries or millennia away, so there is no reason to reorganise one's work around its arrival. — tap to centre the map on it Human-level AI is most likely centuries or millennia away, so there is no reason to reorganise one's work around its arrival. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Dec 2023
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Scott Aaronson — holds since 2008-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Scott Aaronson — no longer holds since 2023-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
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William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
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The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement.
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The right way to think about Neanderthals may be as culturally modern humans who ended up mostly archaic genetically.
Holds
Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans.
Holds
The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us.
Holds
Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past.
Holds
The Neanderthals lost to us because they had no drug culture — they were too sober for the future.
Holds
Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places.
Holds
The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians.
Holds
Human-level AI is most likely centuries or millennia away, so there is no reason to reorganise one's work around its arrival.
No longer holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Holds
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
Last stated c. 1902
Holds
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Holds
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Holds
AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small.
Holds
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Holds
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Holds