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behavioural science 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 long decline in mortality is not guaranteed to continue: new shocks and old unsolved diseases can reverse it. The long decline in mortality is not guaranteed to continue: new shocks and old unsolved diseases can reverse it. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world without mass child mortality does not have to be imagined, because rich countries are already living in it. — tap to centre the map on it A world without mass child mortality does not have to be imagined, because rich countries are already living in it. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jun 2023
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2023-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The historical occurrence of extreme natural events does not by itself show whether their odds have changed over time. — tap to centre the map on it The historical occurrence of extreme natural events does not by itself show whether their odds have changed over time. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
ZH
Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them. — tap to centre the map on it The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing that poverty and child mortality have actually fallen is what makes people think the future can improve. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing that poverty and child mortality have actually fallen is what makes people think the future can improve. Last stated 9 months ago
13 Jan 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science. Last stated a year ago
2 Aug 2025
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline. — tap to centre the map on it Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — 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: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
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Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are