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Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. The point of academic history is to puthistorical knowledge into the public’shands so that the public can make betterdecisions with it. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing both the deep history of a field and its bleeding edge is what makes someone genuinely differentiated in it. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing both the deep history of afield and its bleeding edge is whatmakes someone genuinelydifferentiated in it. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 BG Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Academic publishing functions mainly to sort people for jobs rather than to produce useful knowledge. — tap to centre the map on it Academic publishing functions mainlyto sort people for jobs rather thanto produce useful knowledge. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 DL Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best-known popular history books are usually not written by the best historians in their fields, because writing popular history does not earn academic advancement. — tap to centre the map on it The best-known popular history booksare usually not written by the besthistorians in their fields, becausewriting popular history does notearn academic advancement. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. — tap to centre the map on it Treating history as a march ofprogress makes whole eras andregions disappear, dismissed forhaving failed to advance it. Last stated 10 years ago 4 Jan 2017 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: If academic arguments can be dismissed for reaching politically unwelcome conclusions, there is no point in having academic arguments about politically charged subjects at all. — tap to centre the map on it If academic arguments can bedismissed for reaching politicallyunwelcome conclusions, there is nopoint in having academic argumentsabout politically charged subjectsat all. Last stated a year ago 21 Oct 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Understanding the history of ideas is incredibly valuable in teaching — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the history of ideasis incredibly valuable in teaching Last stated 4 years ago 3 Mar 2023 MM Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cultivating a historical sense in computing is part of a more humanistic approach to computation — tap to centre the map on it Cultivating a historical sense incomputing is part of a morehumanistic approach to computation Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibratedinterviewer for every role, soinsisting on interviewing everycandidate makes hiring worse ratherthan better. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is nothiring a politician or spokesperson,so it should just get into thedesign work. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to thefew thousand dollars a candidate isafraid to ask for, because thefully-loaded cost of employing themdwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago 23 Jan 2012 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. Last stated 9 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago Holds Bret Devereaux Read this korrent →