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In Development Magazine
In Development Magazine
Evidence and argument for a developing world
More Nature Please!
More Nature Please!
By Sophie Gilbert
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Asimov Press
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Deep writing about biology.
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Slow Boring
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By Matthew Yglesias
Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.
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The Good Science Project
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In The Limit
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Essays on biology, aging, and the limits we take for granted.
Sam Enright's Newsletter
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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must write blog posts
Uncharted Territories
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Understand the world of today to prepare for the world of tomorrow: AI, tech, longevity, fertility, the future of democracy, energy, education, and more
“Clear, incisive, and entertaining essays that explore a variety of big questions about how the world works.”
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Rough Diamonds
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Underrated opportunities in science, technology, and society
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Don't Worry About the Vase
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A world made of gears. Doing both speed premium short term updates and long term world model building. Currently focused on weekly AI updates. Explorations include AI, policy, rationality, medicine and fertility, education and games.
In My Tribe
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improving social epistemology, rewarding reasoned discourse
Progress Ireland
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International policy ideas for Ireland.
Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman
Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman
The biggest ideas shaping our world - its past, present, and future.
“Fascinating stories of ancient history and prehistory. Patrick makes the material engaging and accessible without oversimplifying or dumbing it down—a rare skill.”
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Gordian Knot News
Gordian Knot News
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A road to cheap nuclear which humanity can and must have to solve energy poverty and global warming.
“Jack is one of the best writers I know on nuclear power, I learn a lot from his work”
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Noahpinion
Noahpinion
By Noah Smith
Economics and other interesting stuff
Threading the Needle
Threading the Needle
By Anton Leicht
Essays about the political economy of advanced AI.
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The Examined Life
By Alexander Thompson
A look at the exams of yesterday
Cosmos Institute
Cosmos Institute
The Academy for Philosopher-Builders. Building AI for human flourishing.
Faster Please!
Faster Please!
By James Pethokoukis
Discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.
“Jim has consumed an enormous amount of material about progress and he filters for the best stuff. I have gotten a bunch of great pointers to books and other blogs from Faster, Please!”
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The Works in Progress Newsletter
The Works in Progress Newsletter
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New and underrated ideas to improve the world. Visit our website: worksinprogress.co
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Dwarkesh Podcast
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Deeply researched interviews
Freethink Media
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Tech’s cultural frontier. Covering the builders, ideas, and innovations shaping society.
Silicon Prairies
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“Best analysis of the construction industry and its progress/stagnation that I have seen anywhere.”
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Building Abundance
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A literature review on housing and infrastructure
Catching Mice
Catching Mice
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Infrastructure policy, the history of communism and dog racing.
Clear-Eyed AI
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Steven Adler, ex-OpenAI safety researcher, analyzes major AI news, policy, and research - and what's needed for an actually exciting AI future.
Hyperdimensional
Hyperdimensional
By Dean W. Ball
A newsletter about emerging technology and the future of governance.
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writing, thinking, and interpreting technological modernity through a humanistic lens across china, silicon valley, and the global ai age.
Cabinet of Wonders
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By Samuel Arbesman
Be prepared for radical interdisciplinarity: science + technology + complexity + humanities + wonder.
Foresight Institute
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“Someone has to keep alive a bold, ambitious vision of the technological future. The Foresight Institute has been doing this for over 30 years.”
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand
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The Indic Prism
The Indic Prism
By Rohit Shinde
Culture, politics, economics and public policy through an Indic lens.
The Abundance and Growth Blog
The Abundance and Growth Blog
By Abundance and Growth Fund
All things progress and growth from the Abundance and Growth Fund team at Coefficient Giving.
Of All Trades
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A newsletter by Connor Tabarrok, centered around science, engineering, and progress
The Ecomodernist
The Ecomodernist
By Breakthrough Institute
Building a new environmental paradigm through analyses and essays on politics, nuclear energy, agriculture, critical minerals, permitting reform, and much more. The Ecomodernist is a publication of the Breakthrough Institute.
“The Breakthrough Institute is the home of ecomodernism and produces some of the best research on environmental concerns from a pro-human, pro-technology view.”
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The Elysian
The Elysian
By Elle Griffin
Radically reimagining the world for our benefit. Exploring a utopian future through essay collections & print pamphlets.
Age of Invention, by Anton Howes
Age of Invention, by Anton Howes
Tales from the history of innovation.
“Anton digs deep and finds fascinating material on the history of invention that no one else has surfaced. His scholarship is impeccable and his writing is crystal clear.”
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Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson
A newsletter about abundance and building a better world.
“Derek literally coined the term “abundance agenda” and has been doing great reporting on progress and abundance for years now.”
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Statecraft
Statecraft
By Santi Ruiz
How policymakers get things done
Second Thoughts
Second Thoughts
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Accessible analysis of the big issues in AI
The Palladium Letter
The Palladium Letter
By Palladium Editors
Palladium Magazine's weekly updates and articles exploring the future of governance and society.
Software is Feeding the World
Software is Feeding the World
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Rational Techno-Optimism for Agriculture and Food
Astral Codex Ten
Astral Codex Ten
By Scott Alexander
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary.
“ACX is my favorite blog. Scott writes with a rare combination of insight, humor, incisive clarity, relentless questioning, and (often) exhaustive data analysis. Highly recommended.”
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Consumer Surplus
Consumer Surplus
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A newsletter by Sam Bowman
FreakTakes
FreakTakes
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I want to help people start historically great labs. Operational histories on history's best R&D orgs.
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Maximum Progress
Maximum Progress
By Maxwell Tabarrok
Maximum Progress is a blog by Max Tabarrok on economics, science, philosophy, and progress.
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