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startups 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 idea that Newton was the first modern scientist is wrong: he was a transitional hybrid, part superstitious and part modern. The idea that Newton was the first modern scientist is wrong: he was a transitional hybrid, part superstitious and part modern. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every paradigm-shifting idea began as heresy, so outlandish ideas have to be kept on the table. — tap to centre the map on it Every paradigm-shifting idea began as heresy, so outlandish ideas have to be kept on the table. 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: The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously. — tap to centre the map on it The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not. — tap to centre the map on it Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not. 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: Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft — tap to centre the map on it Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: I am a classicist rather than a contrarian: I am in step with what thinkers about the mind have always held, and content to be out of step with my own field for decades. — tap to centre the map on it I am a classicist rather than a contrarian: I am in step with what thinkers about the mind have always held, and content to be out of step with my own field for decades. Last stated a year ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned. 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: An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An artist and a scientist or engineer of the highest calibre differ little: both express something of the truth they perceive so that others can benefit. — tap to centre the map on it An artist and a scientist or engineer of the highest calibre differ little: both express something of the truth they perceive so that others can benefit. Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Sept 2023
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Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
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The idea that Newton was the first modern scientist is wrong: he was a transitional hybrid, part superstitious and part modern.
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Every paradigm-shifting idea began as heresy, so outlandish ideas have to be kept on the table.
Holds
The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously.
Holds
Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not.
Holds
Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft
Holds
I am a classicist rather than a contrarian: I am in step with what thinkers about the mind have always held, and content to be out of step with my own field for decades.
Holds
Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned.
Holds
An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through.
Holds
An artist and a scientist or engineer of the highest calibre differ little: both express something of the truth they perceive so that others can benefit.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Holds
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Holds
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality.
Holds
Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run.
Holds