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← The problem with expertise in the media is media framing, not the experts.
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22 Mar 2026
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Murray Pittock — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised — tap to centre the map on it On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation. — tap to centre the map on it The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nutrition is one of the domains where beliefs track group identity rather than evidence, so an expert's claims there deserve more suspicion than in physics. — tap to centre the map on it Nutrition is one of the domains where beliefs track group identity rather than evidence, so an expert's claims there deserve more suspicion than in physics. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Aug 2018
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Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2018-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Television is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy. — tap to centre the map on it Television is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy. Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lack of media coverage can lead to lower trust — tap to centre the map on it Lack of media coverage can lead to lower trust Last stated 5 months ago
17 Jun 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Journalists who fail to compare policy numbers to their proper magnitudes are accomplices in the disinformation machine. — tap to centre the map on it Journalists who fail to compare policy numbers to their proper magnitudes are accomplices in the disinformation machine. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. — tap to centre the map on it One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A run of correct forecasts is not evidence of expertise, because among many forecasters some are right by chance. — tap to centre the map on it A run of correct forecasts is not evidence of expertise, because among many forecasters some are right by chance. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong. Last stated 13 years ago
1 Jun 2013
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Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2013-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Sept 2023
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Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The problem with expertise in the media is media framing, not the experts.
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On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised
Last stated c. 1949
Holds
The people who come up with genuinely novel insights are also unusually clear communicators of them, against the assumption that expertise spoils explanation.
Holds
Nutrition is one of the domains where beliefs track group identity rather than evidence, so an expert's claims there deserve more suspicion than in physics.
Holds
Television is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy.
Holds
Lack of media coverage can lead to lower trust
Holds
Journalists who fail to compare policy numbers to their proper magnitudes are accomplices in the disinformation machine.
Holds
One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged.
Holds
A run of correct forecasts is not evidence of expertise, because among many forecasters some are right by chance.
Holds
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Holds
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Holds
A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves.
Holds
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Holds
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Holds
A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong.
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality.
Holds
Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run.
Holds