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space Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger. The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger. Last stated 21 years ago
6 Dec 2005
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George Monbiot — holds since 2004-11-23 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2005-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods. — tap to centre the map on it If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. — tap to centre the map on it Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. Last stated a week ago
30 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. — tap to centre the map on it If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. — tap to centre the map on it AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. — tap to centre the map on it AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. 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: An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. — tap to centre the map on it An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The chief danger of biofuels is that growing them for vehicles takes arable land away from food and causes hunger.
No longer holds GM George MonbiotRead this korrent →
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds DH Dave Hone
Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions.
Holds DM David MacKay
Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade.
Holds SP Serhii Plokhy
Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself.
Holds AF Adam Frank
Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Holds WH Wayne Hale
If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own.
Holds
AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction.
Holds
An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model.
Holds