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The best Evolution newsletters

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DYNOMIGHT

Independent
dynomight.net· irregular· Published 28 days ago

DYNOMIGHT is a personal blog-style newsletter by Dynomight covering speculative essays on biology, evolution, and AI alignment, often with contrarian takes. Readers get long-form, witty reasoning about why biological systems work the way they do and what evolution's design choices imply for building intelligent systems.

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naturalselections.substack.com· weekly· Published yesterday

A personal newsletter by a former evolutionary biology professor, mixing literary reflection, memoir and essays with a loose natural-world theme. Readers get reflective, first-person writing on books, loss, nature and living attentively, plus occasional guest pieces.

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Aporia

Substack
aporiamagazine.com· irregular· Published 2 days ago

Aporia is a magazine covering social science, philosophy and culture, with essays on topics like Western cultural politics and evolutionary biology alongside video explainers on social issues. Readers get long-form, argument-driven pieces that explain ideas and bring research to a general audience.

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dynomight.substack.com· irregular· Published 27 days ago

A personal essay blog by Dynomight covering biology, evolution, AI alignment and quirky reflections on internet discourse, with a wry, self-aware voice. Readers get speculative theories and playful philosophical takes on why the body and minds work the way they do.

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