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management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Aug 2023
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth — tap to centre the map on it The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth Last stated 4 years ago
14 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time. — tap to centre the map on it How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time. Last stated 5 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Science requires an adversarial process to seek the truth — tap to centre the map on it Science requires an adversarial process to seek the truth Last stated 5 years ago
14 Jan 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trust is earned through a set of acts that make something or someone trustworthy. — tap to centre the map on it Trust is earned through a set of acts that make something or someone trustworthy. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Katelyn Jetelina — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. — tap to centre the map on it There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. 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: The lesson of the LHC is a cautionary one: you must not assume what is there before it has actually been found. — tap to centre the map on it The lesson of the LHC is a cautionary one: you must not assume what is there before it has actually been found. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Apr 2019
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2019-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
At the centre
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
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The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth
Holds
How science works can be reasoned about in advance, because the activity has invariants that do not change over time.
Holds
Science requires an adversarial process to seek the truth
Holds
Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence
Last stated c. 2011
Holds
Trust is earned through a set of acts that make something or someone trustworthy.
Holds
Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science.
Holds
There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias.
Holds
The lesson of the LHC is a cautionary one: you must not assume what is there before it has actually been found.
Holds
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Holds
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Holds
Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on peer-reviewed research showing high doom odds, nor indicated by market prices.
Holds
A programming language functions as a lens that shapes how a problem is perceived when solving it.
Holds
A programming language is a ten-year play: version one has issues, version two fixes them, version three is finally good — and only then does adoption start.
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Holds