Astral Codex Ten

Good writing about bad science

A newsletter about social science, the future, and why people behave in the way that they do.

Conversations on genetics, history, politics, books, culture and evolution

cool but rude

Systems Politics and Regime Change

A world made of gears. Currently mostly Covid-19 updates and perhaps examinations into policy, but also rationality, strategy games and game design, and more.

Passion and Perspective from Matthew Yglesias

Improving the funding and practice of science

Hamhanded metaphors and questionably interesting thoughts

Underrated opportunities in science, technology, and society

The history of technology and the philosophy of progress—a digest of posts from rootsofprogress.org

Ideas about a wide variety of subjects