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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: What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. Last stated 7 years ago
23 Jun 2019
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2019-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. — tap to centre the map on it Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Apr 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer. — tap to centre the map on it Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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
JR
José Luis Ricón — holds since 2020-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: R&D spending varies more than tenfold across diseases for no good reason, which is where the best opportunities in science funding are. — tap to centre the map on it R&D spending varies more than tenfold across diseases for no good reason, which is where the best opportunities in science funding are. Last stated a year ago
29 May 2025
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-05-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. — tap to centre the map on it This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. 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: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — 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: “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
AM
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
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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
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets.
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Science is a strong-link problem: what it amounts to depends on how good the best work is, not on how bad the worst is.
Holds
A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one.
Holds
Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer.
Holds
The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless.
Holds
R&D spending varies more than tenfold across diseases for no good reason, which is where the best opportunities in science funding are.
Holds
This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster.
Holds
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
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
“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