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Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under climate change climate change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The Mars programme is a faith rather than a policy: it survives because people believe in it, not because it has a purpose. The Mars programme is a faith rather thana policy: it survives because peoplebelieve in it, not because it has apurpose. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 MC Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The crewed Mars programme is the biggest project in history and nobody can say what it is for. — tap to centre the map on it The crewed Mars programme is thebiggest project in history andnobody can say what it is for. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 MC Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The real obstacle to a Mars landing is closed-loop life support, not propulsion. — tap to centre the map on it The real obstacle to a Mars landingis closed-loop life support, notpropulsion. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 MC Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself byencouraging its members to have morechildren. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. — tap to centre the map on it There is no correct heuristic forscience, so what you need is manyindependent research programmes eachrunning its own bias. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The goal of spaceflight is the whole solar system, not any single destination the experts are arguing over. — tap to centre the map on it The goal of spaceflight is the wholesolar system, not any singledestination the experts are arguingover. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Sept 2014 WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — 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 forclimate change or nuclear war,because self-sufficiency there iscenturies away. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in itsown outcome cannot forecastanything, because it contains novariable anyone could change. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. — tap to centre the map on it Any theory of the fall in birthrates must explain both theworldwide collapse and thedifferences between countries, andmost theories explain only one. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Birth rates can move in whatever direction a society chooses, whenever it chooses; there is no ratchet. — tap to centre the map on it Birth rates can move in whateverdirection a society chooses,whenever it chooses; there is noratchet. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have largely stoppedbelonging to religions and attendingservices without becomingnon-believers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it Andean religion was essentiallymonotheistic: one fanged creatordeity stands behind culturesseparated by thousands of years. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage. — tap to centre the map on it Assimilation should never require animmigrant to give up their religionor their heritage. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability tobuild and to admit skilled migrantsas mysteries to be endured ratherthan problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jan 2024 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-immigration parties gain groundby generating fear, not by winningthe argument about what immigrationdoes. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Nov 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The Mars programme is a faith rather than a policy: it survives because people believe in it, not because it has a purpose. Last stated 1 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago Holds Maciej Cegłowski Read this korrent →