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The best Social Trends newsletters

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experimental-history.com· biweekly· Published 9 days ago

Experimental History is a newsletter by a writer who examines claims about society, economics, and science with a data-driven, skeptical eye, debunking popular narratives like AI-driven mass unemployment and the loneliness epidemic. Readers get clear explanations of statistical pitfalls, historical context, and updates on the author's book about how scientific discovery works.

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derekthompson.org· weekly· Published 3 days ago

Derek Thompson's newsletter explores abundance, technology and society, with recent issues on AI's rapid progress, including its impact on mathematics, and on declining marriage, dating and their effects on births and happiness. Readers get interviews and essays that connect data, economics and cultural change to questions about how to build a better future.

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