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health and fitness 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: Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair. Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair. Last stated 13 years ago
27 Jun 2013
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Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless. — tap to centre the map on it The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jun 2020
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2020-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft — tap to centre the map on it Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them. — tap to centre the map on it The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
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Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it. — tap to centre the map on it That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. — tap to centre the map on it Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. — tap to centre the map on it “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: A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. — tap to centre the map on it A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. Last stated 21 years ago
30 Aug 2005
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John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. — tap to centre the map on it A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. — tap to centre the map on it Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field. Last stated a year ago
13 Oct 2025
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2025-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. — tap to centre the map on it The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories. Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — 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
TB
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
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Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair.
Holds Read this korrent →
The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless.
Holds
Since every past era of science was partly wrong, we should recognise we may be too; science is always in draft
Holds
Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down.
Holds
The point is not to cure diseases but to build the tools with which the whole scientific field cures them.
Holds
It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
Last stated c. 2002
Holds
That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it.
Holds
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Holds
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Holds
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Holds
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Holds
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Holds
Economics journals have made large datasets and heavy statistics the price of making any causal claim at all, which has squeezed qualitative economic history out of the field.
Holds
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds
The most-cited study showing that language design affects software quality rests on misclassified repositories.
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