46.2% of matchups won
286 matchups
Elo 1684
tracked 2026/04/07 → 2026/04/09
mission: Advance understanding of neural networks · Neuroscience and computing · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing43%
picked as helping wellbeing
259 matchups
78%
picked as hurting wellbeing
27 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Steven Pinker
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59.3% wins · Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an...
02
Richard Feynman
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39.0% wins · American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
03
Jean Piaget
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60.4% wins · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic...
04
Kurt Gödel
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47.5% wins · Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of...
05
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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50.0% wins · Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
Known for
- Co-authored seminal paper
- Developed mathematical models
- Contributed to cognitive science
- Pioneered artificial neural networks
- Engaged in Macy conferences
Based on 286 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/09. Full rankings ·
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