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Read this korrent: The ark was never built; it is a literary construction out of the fact that the people who survived were in boats.
The ark was never built; it is a literary construction out of the fact that the people who survived were in boats.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genesis and Gilgamesh are not two independent accounts of one flood; one is literarily dependent on the other. — tap to centre the map on it
Genesis and Gilgamesh are not two independent accounts of one flood; one is literarily dependent on the other.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Atlantis never existed; it was one of Plato's teaching parables, and Akrotiri is the nearest real thing to it. — tap to centre the map on it
Atlantis never existed; it was one of Plato's teaching parables, and Akrotiri is the nearest real thing to it.
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. — tap to centre the map on it
A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The flood stories of the world are not the memory of one global cataclysm. — tap to centre the map on it
The flood stories of the world are not the memory of one global cataclysm.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales. — tap to centre the map on it
A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales.
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There was no "Dark Ages": the term described gaps in the surviving sources, and its popular use is not a live scholarly position but a settled error. — tap to centre the map on it
There was no "Dark Ages": the term described gaps in the surviving sources, and its popular use is not a live scholarly position but a settled error.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Eleanor Janega — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Babylonians did not destroy Ashurbanipal's library; they carted it home, and what is left at Nineveh is the leftovers. — tap to centre the map on it
The Babylonians did not destroy Ashurbanipal's library; they carted it home, and what is left at Nineveh is the leftovers.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated a year ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rebuilding American manufacturing is a decades-long educational and cultural project, not something tariffs can do. — tap to centre the map on it
Rebuilding American manufacturing is a decades-long educational and cultural project, not something tariffs can do.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Dec 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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The ark was never built; it is a literary construction out of the fact that the people who survived were in boats.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Genesis and Gilgamesh are not two independent accounts of one flood; one is literarily dependent on the other.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Similar wording
Atlantis never existed; it was one of Plato's teaching parables, and Akrotiri is the nearest real thing to it.
Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
Similar wording
A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds FL Fei-Fei Li
Similar wording
The flood stories of the world are not the memory of one global cataclysm.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Similar wording
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 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Similar wording
A civilization that advanced and that large would have left something behind, and archaeologists find fish scales.
Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
Similar wording
There was no "Dark Ages": the term described gaps in the surviving sources, and its popular use is not a live scholarly position but a settled error.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds EJ Eleanor Janega
Similar wording
The Babylonians did not destroy Ashurbanipal's library; they carted it home, and what is left at Nineveh is the leftovers.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated 13 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
Same subject: America
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · today
Holds PK Paul Krugman
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: China
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds EB Eric Berger
Same subject: China
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Last stated 5 Sept 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: tariffs
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 14 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Same subject: tariffs
Rebuilding American manufacturing is a decades-long educational and cultural project, not something tariffs can do.
Last stated 25 Dec 2025 · 8 months ago
Holds MH Molson Hart
Same subject: tariffs
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · today
Holds PK Paul Krugman