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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 10 Jun 2016 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning 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: Treating science as the master discipline is a philosophical position, not a scientific finding. Treating science as the master disciplineis a philosophical position, not ascientific finding. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Mar 2026 AJ Andy Johns — holds since 2026-03-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is a commitment to systematic thinking through testing and observation, not a major or a career — tap to centre the map on it Science is a commitment tosystematic thinking through testingand observation, not a major or acareer Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jun 2016 AG Atul Gawande — holds since 2016-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science and the wisdom traditions are complementary angles on reality, not competing explanations. — tap to centre the map on it Science and the wisdom traditionsare complementary angles on reality,not competing explanations. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Mar 2026 AJ Andy Johns — holds since 2026-03-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The findings of science are constrained by a mind-independent reality. — tap to centre the map on it The findings of science areconstrained by a mind-independentreality. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SN Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity — tap to centre the map on it Science is a team effort ofinstitutions, which rewardskepticism and innovation ratherthan conformity YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is something that people do. — tap to centre the map on it Science is something that people do. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SN Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a scientific idea was progress depends on a future and a culture that have not happened yet, so grading it may never be something you can reinforcement-learn. — tap to centre the map on it Whether a scientific idea wasprogress depends on a future and aculture that have not happened yet,so grading it may never be somethingyou can reinforcement-learn. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so. — tap to centre the map on it It is human nature to overinterpretevidence, and the hardest part ofscience is not doing so. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Nov 2025 GT Gary Taubes — holds since 2025-11-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientific integrity means bending over backwards to show how one may be wrong — tap to centre the map on it Scientific integrity means bendingover backwards to show how one maybe wrong RF Richard Feynman — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Treating science as the master discipline is a philosophical position, not a scientific finding. Last stated 17 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Andy Johns Read this korrent →