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Recommended by Bill Gardner

Writerly Things with Brooke Warner

Writerly Things with Brooke Warner

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

Programmable Mutter

Programmable Mutter

By Henry Farrell

Technology and politics in an interdependent world

Henry Farrell is a founder of Crooked Timber, the best blog ever.

- Bill Gardner

Worse Things Have Happened to Nicer People!

Worse Things Have Happened to Nicer People!

My cancer is like math. I’ve accepted it, but it doesn’t really make sense to me. I’m writing about it here to help me figure it out.

Another perspective on cancer. I love Barry's humour. Black humour to be sure, but that's the appropriate kind.

- Bill Gardner

Not Peer Reviewed: By Laura Robinson

Not Peer Reviewed: By Laura Robinson

By Dr. Laura Robinson

Bible, theology, and culture without the tedious process of having someone else read and strengthen your arguments first

Understanding AI

Understanding AI

By Timothy B Lee

Exploring how AI works and how it's changing our world.

Consistently good insights into progress--or lack thereof--in AI.

- Bill Gardner

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis

Weekly philosophy essays

The Pragmatic Mystic

The Pragmatic Mystic

By Addison Hodges Hart

The Substack page of Addison Hodges Hart. A page primarily - but not exclusively - focused on the interior life and ascetical theology of the Christian Tradition.

After Babel

Using moral psychology to explain why so much is going wrong

Jon Haight and his co-workers present evidence-informed views on the crisis in child and adolescent mental health.

- Bill Gardner

Democracy Americana

Democracy Americana

By Thomas Zimmer

Reflections on American democracy and its discontents

Friends and Enemies

Friends and Enemies

By Matthew Sitman

Notes on what I'm reading and thinking about, from the U.S. right to my various endeavors in history and literature

Weighty Matters

By Yoni Freedhoff

Weighty matters, COVID, the next thing

A weight-loss doctor who goes by evidence, not fads.

- Bill Gardner

Sparks in the Wind

By François Chollet

Ideas on AI, technology, and society. Mostly ephemeral, but carries a small chance of starting a fire.

If you want to learn about AI from a true expert, read François.

- Bill Gardner

Christopher Lyon

Commentary about social, environmental, and other affairs, including medically assisted death and euthanasia.

Christopher provides thoughtful commentary on important and difficult medical and ethical topics, including Medical Assistance in Dying.

- Bill Gardner

Notes from the Middleground

Notes from the Middleground

By Damon Linker

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

By Andrew Sprung

Mostly about the ACA: Obamacare to Trumpcare to Bidencare

Deep insights and good data on the American health care system.

- Bill Gardner

Adjacent Possible

Adjacent Possible

By Steven Johnson

A newsletter from author Steven Johnson exploring where good ideas come from—and how to keep them from turning against us.

Notes from a Family Meeting

Notes from a Family Meeting

By Josh Briscoe

Discussions at the intersection of health and the human condition.

The Abbey of Misrule

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Paul Kingsnorth is a "radical reactionary." I ~strongly~ disagree with him. Nevertheless, it's an important point of view, and he writes well.

- Bill Gardner

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Wisdom of Crowds

Wisdom of Crowds

Agreement is nice. Disagreement is better.

Interesting views on American politics.

- Bill Gardner

Gradient Flow

Put data, machine learning, and AI to work.

Dan Davies - "Back of Mind"

Dan Davies - "Back of Mind"

By Dan Davies' "Back of Mind" newsletter

A newsletter of quiet contrarianism, slow analysis and ambient ideas

D-squared can explain finance in everyday language, and his jokes kill. Who else do you know like that?

- Bill Gardner

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