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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 3 Nov 2008 to 22 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy and nuclear power .
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climate change 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 hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin. The hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin. Last stated 12 months ago
26 Oct 2025
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2025-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away. — tap to centre the map on it Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. 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: Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind. 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: 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: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight. — tap to centre the map on it China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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: Clean air and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, and climate is a question of survival rather than a partisan issue. — tap to centre the map on it Clean air and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, and climate is a question of survival rather than a partisan issue. Last stated 12 years ago
23 Sept 2014
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Leonardo DiCaprio — holds since 2014-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Political progress in a highly partisan environment involves unavoidable tradeoffs between different policy goals. — tap to centre the map on it Political progress in a highly partisan environment involves unavoidable tradeoffs between different policy goals. Last stated today
22 Oct 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Politicians routinely underestimate how much the public cares about climate and environmental issues. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians routinely underestimate how much the public cares about climate and environmental issues. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
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The hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin.
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American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Holds
Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away.
Holds
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Holds
Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy.
Holds
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Holds
Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind.
Holds
Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds
China's cultural and intellectual output to the world is far smaller than its economic weight.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
Clean air and a livable climate are inalienable human rights, and climate is a question of survival rather than a partisan issue.
Holds
Political progress in a highly partisan environment involves unavoidable tradeoffs between different policy goals.
Holds
Politicians routinely underestimate how much the public cares about climate and environmental issues.
Holds