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27 Jun 2026
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Mike Monteiro — holds since 2026-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the pandemic leaves humans more divided and distrustful, that will be the virus's greatest victory — tap to centre the map on it If the pandemic leaves humans more divided and distrustful, that will be the virus's greatest victory Last stated 7 years ago
15 Mar 2020
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are not separate individuals protected by money and geography, but deeply interconnected. — tap to centre the map on it People are not separate individuals protected by money and geography, but deeply interconnected. Last stated 6 years ago
5 Feb 2021
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pandemic relief checks function mainly as retroactive social insurance rather than stimulus, because people receiving them during a pandemic save or pay down debt instead of spending. — tap to centre the map on it Pandemic relief checks function mainly as retroactive social insurance rather than stimulus, because people receiving them during a pandemic save or pay down debt instead of spending. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2021-02-07 — tap for who they are
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Noah Smith — no longer holds since 2022-07-25 — 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: People systematically overestimate how much any single economic shock affects the macroeconomy. — tap to centre the map on it People systematically overestimate how much any single economic shock affects the macroeconomy. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The decline in student achievement is not solely attributable to the Covid pandemic. — tap to centre the map on it The decline in student achievement is not solely attributable to the Covid pandemic. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Natalie Wexler — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The pandemic has caused an explosion in mental health difficulties triggered by both the virus and the measures taken against it. — tap to centre the map on it The pandemic has caused an explosion in mental health difficulties triggered by both the virus and the measures taken against it. Last stated 6 years ago
11 Feb 2021
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Gavin Francis — holds since 2021-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many technologies that set off moral panics did in fact change society. — tap to centre the map on it Many technologies that set off moral panics did in fact change society. Last stated 7 months ago
15 Mar 2026
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — 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 its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — 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 by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them — tap to centre the map on it A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them Last stated 3 years ago
11 May 2023
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Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are