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25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously. — tap to centre the map on it That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People naturally optimize for "not getting into trouble" rather than for "figuring out the truth". — tap to centre the map on it People naturally optimize for "not getting into trouble" rather than for "figuring out the truth". Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Wes Kao — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fragmented attention and a weakened grasp of truth make people easier to manipulate, which helps would-be dictators. — tap to centre the map on it Fragmented attention and a weakened grasp of truth make people easier to manipulate, which helps would-be dictators. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Heather Brooke — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Non-coercive interrogation still produces confessions, and more reliable ones, so coercion is not the price of solving crimes. — tap to centre the map on it Non-coercive interrogation still produces confessions, and more reliable ones, so coercion is not the price of solving crimes. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it. — tap to centre the map on it What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The dominant American police interrogation method is good at producing confessions and bad at producing true ones. — tap to centre the map on it The dominant American police interrogation method is good at producing confessions and bad at producing true ones. Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Traumatic memories are poorly integrated and cannot take in new information. — tap to centre the map on it Traumatic memories are poorly integrated and cannot take in new information. Last stated 9 years ago
by 27 Oct 2017
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2017-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Too few prisoners are helped to ask the big questions about their purpose in life, which ancient Greek thought answers richly. — tap to centre the map on it Too few prisoners are helped to ask the big questions about their purpose in life, which ancient Greek thought answers richly. Last stated 9 months ago
7 Feb 2026
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Edith Hall — holds since 2026-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. — tap to centre the map on it A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Feb 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Jul 2021
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. — tap to centre the map on it Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Nov 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How EMDR works is still being discovered, and the proposed mechanisms are not mutually exclusive. — tap to centre the map on it How EMDR works is still being discovered, and the proposed mechanisms are not mutually exclusive. Last stated 9 years ago
by 27 Oct 2017
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2017-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. — tap to centre the map on it Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jun 2022
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2022-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked. — tap to centre the map on it The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked. Last stated 9 years ago
19 Nov 2017
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2017-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The body is not an archive of trauma: what feels like a memory stored in the hips or the jaw is a mind-body feedback loop, and the loop is what therapy interrupts. — tap to centre the map on it The body is not an archive of trauma: what feels like a memory stored in the hips or the jaw is a mind-body feedback loop, and the loop is what therapy interrupts. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Therapy-speak spread by Instagram has potentially diminished words like trauma and trigger. — tap to centre the map on it Therapy-speak spread by Instagram has potentially diminished words like trauma and trigger. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Emma Gannon — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
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Torture and enhanced interrogation produce what the interrogator wants to hear rather than what happened, because stress shuts down the machinery that checks a memory's accuracy.
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That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously.
Holds
People naturally optimize for "not getting into trouble" rather than for "figuring out the truth".
Holds
Fragmented attention and a weakened grasp of truth make people easier to manipulate, which helps would-be dictators.
Holds
Non-coercive interrogation still produces confessions, and more reliable ones, so coercion is not the price of solving crimes.
Holds
What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it.
Holds
The dominant American police interrogation method is good at producing confessions and bad at producing true ones.
Holds
Traumatic memories are poorly integrated and cannot take in new information.
Holds
Too few prisoners are helped to ask the big questions about their purpose in life, which ancient Greek thought answers richly.
Holds
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Holds
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Holds
Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Holds
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Holds
How EMDR works is still being discovered, and the proposed mechanisms are not mutually exclusive.
Holds
Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly.
Holds
The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked.
Holds
The body is not an archive of trauma: what feels like a memory stored in the hips or the jaw is a mind-body feedback loop, and the loop is what therapy interrupts.
Holds
Therapy-speak spread by Instagram has potentially diminished words like trauma and trigger.
Holds