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1. 1KA
   Kerns, an AI interface to understand anything, better than NotebookLM▲7

   I'm building out Kerns, as an AI environment for research. You can seed a space with a topic and multiple source documents, and complete your research completely in one space. There's interactive mindmaps for exploration, podcast mode, powerful source readers with original plus chapter level summaries that let you zoom into source on demand, a powerful chat agent that lets you control context and cite refs, and AI assisted note taking. My goal is to have one place to do research on any topic which minimizes manual context engineering, and jumping around between chat/notes/readers.…

   Nov 2025 · kerns.ai

2. 2NN
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   2015 · nixar.work

3. 3HA
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4. 4RT
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5. 5FA
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6. 6
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7. 7AI
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   2018 · github.com

8. 8FA
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9. 9AA
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10. 10KA
    Kerns – A Continuous Research Workspace▲5

    Most research tools help you collect links. Kerns is built for ongoing research. You define topics and sources once. Kerns continuously tracks them over time, surfaces what changes, and structures the material so understanding compounds instead of resetting each session. The key difference is the interface layer. Beyond feeds and summaries, Kerns organizes research into reasoning-ready views—maps, structured summaries, and synthesized perspectives—so you can actually think through complex areas rather than just store information. We built this for people doing deep, long-running research…

    Jan 2026 · kerns.ai

11. 11PF
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12. 12PA
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13. 13RB
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14. 14PA
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15. 15JE
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16. 16GA
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17. 17CA
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18. 18NA
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19. 19BA
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20. 20SA
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21. 21LT
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22. 22SL
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23. 23IT
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24. 24PA
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