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← The more we learn about the world, the clearer our knowledge of our own ignorance becomes

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 2 Jun 1920 to 12 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under metascience metascience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The more we learn about the world, the clearer our knowledge of our own ignorance becomes The more we learn about the world, theclearer our knowledge of our own ignorancebecomes KP Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding — tap to centre the map on it More information did not open mindsor inform people better; it can meanless understanding Last stated 5 months ago 6 May 2026 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The harder the quantum problem proves, the more it will deepen our knowledge of physics — tap to centre the map on it The harder the quantum problemproves, the more it will deepen ourknowledge of physics Last stated 106 years ago 2 Jun 1920 MP Max Planck — holds since 1920-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do — tap to centre the map on it People tend to think they understandthe future better than they actuallydo Last stated 4 years ago 3 Mar 2023 MM Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: It always helps to have knowledge one layer below your abstraction, because you get closer to reality. — tap to centre the map on it It always helps to have knowledgeone layer below your abstraction,because you get closer to reality. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Feb 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves — tap to centre the map on it The smarter someone is, the morethey can deceive themselves Last stated 3 years ago 11 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. — tap to centre the map on it Continuing to learn means thattoday's views will probably lookslightly immature and naive later. Last stated 6 years ago 13 Oct 2020 CP Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ignorance is a permanent feature of complex, specialized societies rather than a problem that will eventually be solved. — tap to centre the map on it Ignorance is a permanent feature ofcomplex, specialized societiesrather than a problem that willeventually be solved. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: You only discover your specific knowledge by acting, in a variety of difficult situations. — tap to centre the map on it You only discover your specificknowledge by acting, in a variety ofdifficult situations. Last stated a year ago 29 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it A correction never travels as far asthe scare it corrects: the presssaid a fifth of the project's skillswere malicious, and the measuredfigure was 0.3 percent. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice — tap to centre the map on it A press dedicated to uncovering thetruth keeps society from ignoringcorruption and injustice Last stated 9 years ago 7 Jan 2018 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience is not buying the subject you cover; it is buying your interest in the subject. — tap to centre the map on it An audience is not buying thesubject you cover; it is buying yourinterest in the subject. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The more we learn about the world, the clearer our knowledge of our own ignorance becomes Last stated c. 1963–1968 Holds Karl Popper Read this korrent →