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A Substack newsletter by psychology professor Steve Stewart-Williams on evolutionary psychology, sex differences, nature and nurture, and philosophy

A Substack blog by the pseudonymous writer eugyppius, chronicling COVID-19 policy, medicine and science critically, with essays on Epstein and Event 201

Aporia, a Substack magazine and podcast on social science, philosophy and culture, with pieces by Michael Rosen and Colin Wright

A Substack newsletter by Jack Despain Zhou, a former Mormon, on pursuing order in a chaotic world

A policy and politics blog by Matthew Yglesias, with Brian Beutler appearing in podcast-style posts, published on Substack

Noahpinion, an economics and current-affairs newsletter on Substack by economist Noah Smith

Richard Hanania's Substack newsletter on foreign policy, American politics, and social science, with podcasts and essays

A newsletter by Dean W. Ball on emerging technology, AI policy and the future of governance

Astral Codex Ten, a Substack blog of essays on science, philosophy and culture by Scott Alexander

Damage Magazine, a Substack magazine of essays assessing the damaged present moment; no author named

The Elysian is an essay blog on utopian futures, collective ownership and technology, written by Elle Griffin

Stat Significant, a Substack newsletter by Daniel Parris with data-driven essays and reports on movies, music, TV, and podcasts

Personal website of independent writer Andy Masley, with essays on AI, data centers, animal welfare and politics, plus lists and IB physics resources

Helen Dale's Substack newsletter of essays and working drafts on politics and culture, titled Not On Your Team, But Always Fair

The Argument is a Substack magazine on economics, policy and current affairs by Jerusalem Demsas

The Roots of Progress, a think-tank site with essays on the philosophy of technological progress by Jason Crawford and team

Nate Silver's Substack newsletter of essays and election, sports, and poker analysis, with polling models and trackers

Experimental History, a Substack newsletter on psychology and science by experimental psychologist Adam Mastroianni, published every other Tuesday

Emil O. W. Kirkegaard's Substack blog of contrarian essays on psychometrics, intelligence research and related science, including factor analysis of the g factor

Ada Palmer's blog Ex Urbe on history, philosophy, books, food and fandom, by a University of Chicago historian and novelist

A Substack newsletter by Jon Haidt and team on how technology, especially phones, is reshaping society and how to respond

A left-leaning American magazine of politics and culture, with articles and a print edition, edited by Nathan J. Robinson

KQED is a San Francisco public media organization offering news, radio, podcasts, TV, arts coverage and Bay Area guides

Project Gutenberg, a free online library of about 80,000 public-domain eBooks run by volunteers, founded by Michael Hart

A Substack newsletter by Ethan Strauss on the NBA, basketball media and sports culture

A Substack blog by Alex Kesin on biotech and drug development, with occasional personal and lighthearted posts

Damn Interesting, an English-language blog of obscure true stories on science and history by Alan Bellows, running since 2005

Drop Site News, an independent online news outlet on politics and war, with video livestreams, interviews and reports by Murtaza Hussain and Sarmad Jawad

Ian Leslie's site on psychology, creativity and curiosity: his books, the Ruffian newsletter and speaking, from the author himself

Ada Palmer's website: a historian and science fiction author's blog, podcast, essays, music and academic work, with her Terra Ignota series

Alex Murrell's website, a blog and talks page by the Strategy Director at brand agency Epoch on marketing strategy

The Pudding is a digital publication of visual essays that explain cultural debates through data and interactive graphics

A blog on free speech and campus censorship by Greg Lukianoff, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind

The Free Press, a news and commentary publication with investigative stories, essays and podcasts by Bari Weiss and contributors