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← The premise that climate change does not swing votes is questionable.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 23 May 2006 to 29 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about economists.

Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under education education Everything filed under dementia dementia Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The premise that climate change does not swing votes is questionable. The premise that climate change does notswing votes is questionable. Last stated yesterday 29 Oct 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take asmany math and statistics courses asthey can stomach Last stated 20 years ago 23 May 2006 GM Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: College is not a good career investment for most of the population. — tap to centre the map on it College is not a good careerinvestment for most of thepopulation. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Feb 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removesdifferentiation makes everyone worseoff, because it assumes peoplealready know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Countries could potentially increase their GDP by reducing the time people spend unwinding scams and inappropriate salesmanship while supporting relatives with dementia. — tap to centre the map on it Countries could potentially increasetheir GDP by reducing the timepeople spend unwinding scams andinappropriate salesmanship whilesupporting relatives with dementia. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 AK Adam Kucharski — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cumrun Vafa's 'dark dimension' torsion balance experiment does not amount to a genuine testable prediction of string theory. — tap to centre the map on it Cumrun Vafa's 'dark dimension'torsion balance experiment does notamount to a genuine testableprediction of string theory. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 PW Peter Woit — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. — tap to centre the map on it Development economists cancontribute far less to a poorcountry’s growth policy in real timethan either they or their criticsassume. Last stated 6 months ago 6 May 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — 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 oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months 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 upheavier and more complex than theaircraft it replaces and delivers nofuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF 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 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: AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does. — tap to centre the map on it AI's use by the fossil fuel industryto boost oil and gas productioncreates several times more climatepollution than powering AI's datacenters does. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted. — tap to centre the map on it Biofuels have probably raisedgreenhouse gas emissions rather thanlowered them, once the land theytake is counted. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Sept 2023 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are MG Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building only clean energy without reducing fossil energy will not effectively combat climate change. — tap to centre the map on it Building only clean energy withoutreducing fossil energy will noteffectively combat climate change. Last stated 2 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it Beef and lamb are the mostland-hungry and climate-damagingfarm products there are. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken theold trade-off between raising livingstandards and cutting environmentalharm. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over. — tap to centre the map on it Feeding humanity without wreckingthe climate will take engineeredfood, and squeamishness abouttechnology in food is the thing toget over. Last stated 4 years ago 17 Jan 2023 MG Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-01-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The premise that climate change does not swing votes is questionable. Last stated 29 Oct 2026 · yesterday Holds Emily Atkin Read this korrent →