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@3blue1brown

Grant Sanderson

mathematicstechnology
twitter
4.9
10/10DeepApr 2024

@gwern

Gwern Branwen

technologypsychology
twitter
4.5
10/10ExtremeOct 2024

@nntaleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

mathematicseconomics
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepJun 2024

@ESYudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.1
9/10DeepJan 2024

@slatestarcodex

Scott Alexander

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.5
9/10DeepMar 2024

@SamHarrisOrg

Sam Harris

philosophyscience
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepJul 2024

@michael_nielsen

Michael Nielsen

technologyscience
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepJan 2024

@SeanMCarroll

Sean Carroll

sciencephilosophy
twitter
4.5
9/10DeepAug 2024

@cgpgrey

CGP Grey

politicstechnology
twitter
4.7
9/10ModerateJul 2024

@PeterSinger

Peter Singer

philosophypolitics
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepNov 2024

@demishassabis

Demis Hassabis

technologyscience
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepDec 2024

@ylecun

Yann LeCun

technologymathematics
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepSep 2024

@karpathy

Andrej Karpathy

technologymathematics
twitter
4.5
9/10DeepJan 2024

@fchollet

François Chollet

technologyai
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepOct 2024

@chomsky

Noam Chomsky

philosophypolitics
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepFeb 2024

@MarthaNussbaum

Martha Nussbaum

philosophypolitics
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepSep 2024

@patio11

Patrick McKenzie

economicstechnology
twitter
4.5
9/10DeepJun 2024

@Scholars_Stage

Tanner Greer

historypolitics
twitter
4.4
9/10DeepAug 2024

@PTetlock

Philip Tetlock

psychologymathematics
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepMar 2024

@razibkhan

Razib Khan

sciencehistory
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepFeb 2024

@JeffDean

Jeff Dean

technologyai
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepSep 2024

@ilyasut

Ilya Sutskever

technologymathematics
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepSep 2024

@goodfellow_ian

Ian Goodfellow

technologymathematics
twitter
4.2
9/10DeepDec 2024

@NathanTankus

Nathan Tankus

economics
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepMay 2026

@Brad_Setser

Brad Setser

economicspolitics
twitter
4.4
9/10DeepMay 2026

@naval

Naval Ravikant

philosophyeconomics
twitter
4.5
8/10LiteApr 2024

@paulg

Paul Graham

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.5
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@tylercowen

Tyler Cowen

economicsphilosophy
twitter
4.5
8/10ModerateApr 2024

@sapinker

Steven Pinker

psychologyscience
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateDec 2024

@waitbutwhy

Tim Urban

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.6
8/10ModerateJun 2024

@DKThomp

Derek Thompson

economicspsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@robkhenderson

Rob Henderson

psychologypolitics
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@vgr

Venkatesh Rao

philosophytechnology
twitter
4
8/10DeepMay 2024

@patrickc

Patrick Collison

technologyeconomics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

@farnamstreet

Shane Parrish

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateJan 2024

@ProfEmilyOster

Emily Oster

economicsscience
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateOct 2024

@mattyglesias

Matthew Yglesias

politicseconomics
twitter
4.1
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

@NateSilver538

Nate Silver

mathematicspolitics
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepSep 2024

@pmarca

Marc Andreessen

technologyeconomics
twitter
4
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@ericschmidt

Eric Schmidt

technologypolitics
twitter
4
8/10ModerateMay 2024

@balajis

Balaji Srinivasan

technologypolitics
twitter
3.9
8/10DeepSep 2024

@ATabarrok

Alex Tabarrok

economics
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateDec 2024

@EconTalker

Russ Roberts

economicsphilosophy
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@KatjaGrace

Katja Grace

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.1
8/10DeepJul 2024

@dynomight7

Dynomight

sciencepsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@JonHaidt

Jonathan Haidt

psychologypolitics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@MattZeitlin

Matt Zeitlin

economicspolitics
twitter
4.1
8/10ModerateJul 2024

@Noahpinion

Noah Smith

economicspolitics
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepJul 2024

@SamoBurja

Samo Burja

historypolitics
twitter
4
8/10DeepSep 2024

@kevin2kelly

Kevin Kelly

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateOct 2024

@jordanbpeterson

Jordan Peterson

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@RichardDawkins

Richard Dawkins

science
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateDec 2024

@veritasium

Derek Muller

sciencetechnology
twitter
4.7
8/10ModerateJan 2024

@Kurzgesagt

Kurzgesagt

sciencephilosophy
twitter
4.8
8/10LiteOct 2024

@tomscott

Tom Scott

technologyscience
twitter
4.6
8/10LiteApr 2024

@yanisvaroufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

economicspolitics
twitter
4.1
8/10ModerateMay 2024

@PikettyLeMonde

Thomas Piketty

economicshistory
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepJul 2024

@BrankoMilan

Branko Milanovic

economicspolitics
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepAug 2024

@benedictevans

Benedict Evans

technologyeconomics
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepFeb 2024

@sama

Sam Altman

technologyai
twitter
4.1
8/10ModerateJan 2024

@GaryMarcus

Gary Marcus

technologypsychology
twitter
4
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@MelMitchell1

Melanie Mitchell

technologyscience
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepMar 2024

@RayDalio

Ray Dalio

economics
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateAug 2024

@EricRWeinstein

Eric Weinstein

mathematicsscience
twitter
3.9
8/10DeepSep 2024

@liron

Liron Shapira

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.1
8/10ModerateMay 2024

@matt_levine

Matt Levine

economics
twitter
4.5
8/10ModerateJan 2024

@byrnehobart

Byrne Hobart

economicstechnology
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepFeb 2024

@ezraklein

Ezra Klein

politicsphilosophy
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateJun 2024

@TheUpheaval

N.S. Lyons

politicstechnology
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepSep 2024

@robinhanson

Robin Hanson

economicsphilosophy
twitter
4.1
8/10DeepMar 2024

@edyong209

Ed Yong

science
twitter
4.5
8/10ModerateJun 2024

@carlzimmer

Carl Zimmer

science
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateJul 2024

@maggieNYT

Maggie Haberman

politics
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@harrisjh

John Harris

politicsphilosophy
twitter
4
8/10ModerateAug 2024

@tomaspueyo

Tomas Pueyo

scienceeconomics
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateOct 2024

@sarahzhang

Sarah Zhang

science
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateOct 2024

@mjmauboussin

Michael Mauboussin

economicspsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepOct 2024

@NAChristakis

Nicolas Christakis

sciencepsychology
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepMar 2024

@LantPritchett

Lant Pritchett

economicspolitics
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepApr 2024

@matclancy

Matt Clancy

economicstechnology
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepApr 2024

@DianeCoyle1859

Diane Coyle

economicstechnology
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepSep 2024

@hardmaru

David Ha

technologyscience
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepAug 2024

@CassSunstein

Cass Sunstein

economicspolitics
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateJun 2024

@DarioAmodei

Dario Amodei

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@mustafasuleyman

Mustafa Suleyman

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@ClementDelangue

Clement Delangue

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@AravSrinivas

Aravind Srinivas

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@kaifulee

Kai-Fu Lee

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@geoffreyhinton

Geoffrey Hinton

scienceai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@AndrewYNg

Andrew Ng

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@drfeifei

Fei-Fei Li

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@DrJimFan

Jim Fan

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@swyx

Swyx

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@simonw

Simon Willison

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@chiphuyen

Chip Huyen

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@emollick

Ethan Mollick

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@eugeneyan

Eugene Yan

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@jackclarkSF

Jack Clark

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@rowancheung

Rowan Cheung

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@ID_AA_Carmack

John Carmack

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@gdb

Greg Brockman

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@timnitGebru

Timnit Gebru

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@jovialjoy

Joy Buolamwini

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@tegmark

Max Tegmark

scienceai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@katecrawford

Kate Crawford

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@OpenAI

OpenAI

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@AnthropicAI

Anthropic

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@huggingface

Hugging Face

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@GoogleDeepMind

Google DeepMind

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@MistralAI

Mistral AI

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@natolambert

Nathan Lambert

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@rasbt

Sebastian Raschka

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@svpino

Santiago Valdarrama

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@lilianweng

Lilian Weng

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@kevin_scott

Kevin Scott

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@alexandr_wang

Alexandr Wang

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@NPCollapse

Connor Leahy

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@arthurmensch

Arthur Mensch

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@percyliang

Percy Liang

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@YejinChoinka

Yejin Choi

technologyai
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2025

@JosephPolitano

Joseph Politano

economics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateApr 2026

@steve_vladeck

Steve Vladeck

lawpolitics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateApr 2026

@OrinKerr

Orin Kerr

lawtechnology
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateApr 2026

@jasonfurman

Jason Furman

economicspolitics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateMay 2026

@david_perell

David Perell

technologyphilosophy
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteAug 2024

@george__mack

George Mack

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.3
7/10LiteApr 2024

@SahilBloom

Sahil Bloom

psychologyeconomics
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteAug 2024

@JamesClear

James Clear

psychology
twitter
4.4
7/10LiteMar 2024

@KenJennings

Ken Jennings

historyscience
twitter
4.3
7/10LiteOct 2024

@AdamMGrant

Adam Grant

psychologyeconomics
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteDec 2024

@ProfBrianCox

Brian Cox

science
twitter
4.3
7/10LiteMay 2024

@NeilTyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

science
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteJan 2024

@hankgreen

Hank Green

science
twitter
4.4
7/10LiteMay 2024

@Jason

Jason Calacanis

technologyeconomics
twitter
4
7/10LiteMar 2024

@auren

Auren Hoffman

technologyeconomics
twitter
4.1
7/10ModerateJul 2024

@BretWeinstein

Bret Weinstein

sciencephilosophy
twitter
3.9
7/10ModerateJul 2024

@aella_girl

Aella

psychologymathematics
twitter
4
7/10ModerateDec 2024

@AcademicsSay

Shit Academics Say

philosophysociety
twitter
4.3
7/10LiteMar 2024

@danpfeiffer

Dan Pfeiffer

politicssociety
twitter
4
7/10LiteSep 2024

@kylascan

Kyla Scanlon

economicssociety
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteApr 2026