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Everything filed under education education Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We know a good deal about how people actually learn, and almost nobody is ever taught it. We know a good deal about how peopleactually learn, and almost nobody is evertaught it. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jul 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people could do the learning behind such a book; it takes curiosity and real interest, not special talent — tap to centre the map on it Most people could do the learningbehind such a book; it takescuriosity and real interest, notspecial talent Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: We know the attributes of things, never their real substance — tap to centre the map on it We know the attributes of things,never their real substance IN Isaac Newton — holds since c. 1713–1726 — tap for who they are Same subject: That people are good at maths and coding, which evolution never selected for, shows human learning is not a complicated evolutionary prior but something more fundamental. — tap to centre the map on it That people are good at maths andcoding, which evolution neverselected for, shows human learningis not a complicated evolutionaryprior but something morefundamental. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Education can raise how much everyone knows, but it almost never changes who is ahead of whom. — tap to centre the map on it Education can raise how mucheveryone knows, but it almost neverchanges who is ahead of whom. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more we learn about the world, the clearer our knowledge of our own ignorance becomes — tap to centre the map on it The more we learn about the world,the clearer our knowledge of our ownignorance becomes KP Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pre-training is not the process by which humans learn; it sits somewhere between human learning and human evolution. — tap to centre the map on it Pre-training is not the process bywhich humans learn; it sitssomewhere between human learning andhuman evolution. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Feb 2026 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are fundamentally good, and we are 99% the same. — tap to centre the map on it People are fundamentally good, andwe are 99% the same. Last stated 9 years ago 25 Jan 2018 BC Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The knowledge a model soaks up in pre-training is holding it back; what we actually want is the intelligence with the knowledge stripped out. — tap to centre the map on it The knowledge a model soaks up inpre-training is holding it back;what we actually want is theintelligence with the knowledgestripped out. Last stated a year ago 17 Oct 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: In education the most important thing is a person who incites and feeds a child’s curiosity, which machines cannot do the way people can. — tap to centre the map on it In education the most importantthing is a person who incites andfeeds a child’s curiosity, whichmachines cannot do the way peoplecan. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. — tap to centre the map on it The future will be defined by peoplewho learn, not people who know. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water — tap to centre the map on it The more one learns, the more freelywisdom flows, as digging deeper insand reaches water TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom. — tap to centre the map on it Conversation with native speakersteaches a language far better than aclassroom. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Sept 2021 DP David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing conjugation tables, word lists and the names of the tenses has nothing to do with being able to use a language. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing conjugation tables, wordlists and the names of the tenseshas nothing to do with being able touse a language. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Aug 2021 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning a language happens through exposure to language you can mostly understand; classroom drills feel productive and build nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a language happens throughexposure to language you can mostlyunderstand; classroom drills feelproductive and build nothing. Last stated 6 months ago 13 Apr 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
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