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← The signal is the truth; the noise is what distracts us from it

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 9 Sept 1656 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The signal is the truth; the noise is what distracts us from it The signal is the truth; the noise is whatdistracts us from it NS Nate Silver — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: Telling signal from noise takes both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge — tap to centre the map on it Telling signal from noise takes bothscientific knowledge andself-knowledge NS Nate Silver — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: Part of what people want from written text is the possibility of silence. — tap to centre the map on it Part of what people want fromwritten text is the possibility ofsilence. Last stated a week ago 23 Oct 2026 SK Sam Kriss — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dull truth can be eclipsed by a thrilling falsehood — tap to centre the map on it A dull truth can be eclipsed by athrilling falsehood AH Aldous Huxley — holds since c. 1958 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Violence cannot weaken truth, and truth cannot stop violence; each only strengthens or provokes the other — tap to centre the map on it Violence cannot weaken truth, andtruth cannot stop violence; eachonly strengthens or provokes theother Last stated 370 years ago 9 Sept 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Where there is a group, an organisation or an institution, there cannot be truth. — tap to centre the map on it Where there is a group, anorganisation or an institution,there cannot be truth. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a free and open encounter, truth is not put to the worse by falsehood — tap to centre the map on it In a free and open encounter, truthis not put to the worse by falsehood JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether or not the world is getting worse, the nature of news makes people think it is — tap to centre the map on it Whether or not the world is gettingworse, the nature of news makespeople think it is Last stated 9 years ago 17 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank press conferenceexists for the chair to explain andanswer for the committee's decision. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-21 — 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 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free press, however abused, can scarcely ever stir up popular tumults or rebellion — tap to centre the map on it A free press, however abused, canscarcely ever stir up populartumults or rebellion DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — 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 ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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
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