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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 28 Sept 2023 to 11 Aug 2026.
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physics 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: We should not be broadcasting powerful, easily detectable messages into interstellar space, because we have no idea who would receive them. We should not be broadcasting powerful, easily detectable messages into interstellar space, because we have no idea who would receive them. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
AF
Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted. — tap to centre the map on it The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
AF
Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Listening for alien radio is the wrong search: a probe that sits and waits beats a signal that passes you by, so an artifact in our solar system is likelier than a message. — tap to centre the map on it Listening for alien radio is the wrong search: a probe that sits and waits beats a signal that passes you by, so an artifact in our solar system is likelier than a message. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The same afterlife journey along the Milky Way turns up in cultures too distant in space and time to have shared it, so it is an inheritance from one remote common source rather than a coincidence. — tap to centre the map on it The same afterlife journey along the Milky Way turns up in cultures too distant in space and time to have shared it, so it is an inheritance from one remote common source rather than a coincidence. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool. — tap to centre the map on it Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
RG
Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
JL
Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. — tap to centre the map on it Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The frontier of new physics is not high-energy particle physics or quantum gravity, but the problems of life and intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it The frontier of new physics is not high-energy particle physics or quantum gravity, but the problems of life and intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
SW
Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Dec 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
We should not be broadcasting powerful, easily detectable messages into interstellar space, because we have no idea who would receive them.
Holds AF Adam FrankRead this korrent →
The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted.
Holds AF Adam Frank
A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy.
Holds SC Sean Carroll
Listening for alien radio is the wrong search: a probe that sits and waits beats a signal that passes you by, so an artifact in our solar system is likelier than a message.
Holds SC Sean Carroll
The same afterlife journey along the Milky Way turns up in cultures too distant in space and time to have shared it, so it is an inheritance from one remote common source rather than a coincidence.
Holds GH Graham Hancock
Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails.
Holds JL Janna Levin
Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
The frontier of new physics is not high-energy particle physics or quantum gravity, but the problems of life and intelligence.
Holds SW Sara Walker
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds AI Alex Imas
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren