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25 Jun 2018
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Carlos Moreno — holds since 2018-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The digital revolution is profoundly changing the urban phenomenon worldwide. — tap to centre the map on it The digital revolution is profoundly changing the urban phenomenon worldwide. Last stated 9 years ago
23 Oct 2017
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Carlos Moreno — holds since 2017-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hybridization of physical, social, and digital worlds carries enormous potential to transform urban life. — tap to centre the map on it The hybridization of physical, social, and digital worlds carries enormous potential to transform urban life. Last stated 9 years ago
23 Oct 2017
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Carlos Moreno — holds since 2017-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest thing that happened in the 20th century was the redrawing of the map of the world and the birth of dozens, if not hundreds, of new states. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest thing that happened in the 20th century was the redrawing of the map of the world and the birth of dozens, if not hundreds, of new states. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If dense agglomerations of people are incubators of change, the mistake in studying African urbanization is to measure its convergence to a predefined modernity instead of looking at how society is being reinvented — tap to centre the map on it If dense agglomerations of people are incubators of change, the mistake in studying African urbanization is to measure its convergence to a predefined modernity instead of looking at how society is being reinvented Last stated a week ago
23 Oct 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even at low incomes, today's fast-growing cities are not centres of disease and mass death as 19th-century European cities were, because modern medicine and basic public health let them keep growing — tap to centre the map on it Even at low incomes, today's fast-growing cities are not centres of disease and mass death as 19th-century European cities were, because modern medicine and basic public health let them keep growing Last stated a week ago
23 Oct 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization. — tap to centre the map on it The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current era is characterized by a shift in geopolitical influence from governments to a few elite tech firms. — tap to centre the map on it The current era is characterized by a shift in geopolitical influence from governments to a few elite tech firms. Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Joel Kotkin — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach Last stated 20 years ago
23 May 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Urbanization and global megalopolization are developing alongside industrial, digital, and state governance revolutions.
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The digital revolution is profoundly changing the urban phenomenon worldwide.
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The hybridization of physical, social, and digital worlds carries enormous potential to transform urban life.
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The biggest thing that happened in the 20th century was the redrawing of the map of the world and the birth of dozens, if not hundreds, of new states.
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If dense agglomerations of people are incubators of change, the mistake in studying African urbanization is to measure its convergence to a predefined modernity instead of looking at how society is being reinvented
Holds
Even at low incomes, today's fast-growing cities are not centres of disease and mass death as 19th-century European cities were, because modern medicine and basic public health let them keep growing
Holds
The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization.
Holds
The current era is characterized by a shift in geopolitical influence from governments to a few elite tech firms.
Holds
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds
Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach
Holds
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Holds
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Holds
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Holds
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Holds
A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position.
Holds