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9 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining. — tap to centre the map on it The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years. — tap to centre the map on it An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years. Last stated a year ago
25 Jul 2025
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Jon Sakoda — holds since 2025-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Funding for mathematics and interest in the topic are expected to rise considerably, at least in the medium term. — tap to centre the map on it Funding for mathematics and interest in the topic are expected to rise considerably, at least in the medium term. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago. — tap to centre the map on it Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious. — tap to centre the map on it Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding. — tap to centre the map on it If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Costly care for two-earner couples prices families outside the top out of having children. — tap to centre the map on it Costly care for two-earner couples prices families outside the top out of having children. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
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Natasha Sarin — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cost of delayed financial independence does not disappear; some of it moves to the parents. — tap to centre the map on it The cost of delayed financial independence does not disappear; some of it moves to the parents. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Maeda — holds since 2026-08-25 — 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 the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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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 by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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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 with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
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While the money premium from college is falling, the friends and marriage premium from college is going up and will probably rise further.
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The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining.
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An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years.
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Funding for mathematics and interest in the topic are expected to rise considerably, at least in the medium term.
Holds
Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago.
Holds
Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious.
Holds
If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding.
Holds
Costly care for two-earner couples prices families outside the top out of having children.
Holds
The cost of delayed financial independence does not disappear; some of it moves to the parents.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Holds
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Holds