B-Scientists is a science communication and journalism platform run by the Black Science Coalition and Institute, covering topics such as traditional midwifery and integrative medicine, sickle cell gene therapy, and the environmental and human costs of phone mineral extraction. Its features mix reporting from the field with explanatory science writing that connects research to communities and lived experience.
Website: https://www.b-scientists.com/
A blog by an emergency physician that examines medical research, health misinformation and science communication. Readers get personal clinical stories alongside critical, method-focused reviews of studies and claims.
A neuroscientist at UC San Diego writes personal, rigorous essays on where brain science is overstated or misused, from EEG hype and pseudoscience to the limits of research on exam accommodations. The pieces mix careful evidence review with memoir and teaching anecdotes.
Oscillator is a blog-style newsletter pairing biology and technology, with essays that examine how scientific stories are told and how public understanding of science goes wrong. Recent issues cover the real history behind GLP-1 drugs, the Chernobyl fallout and the Lake District sheep ban, and a cultural essay comparing Boston and San Francisco's innovation cultures.
Notifications of new 3Blue1Brown math videos plus occasional personal essays from the creator on related projects. Recent issues reflect on AI's impact on mathematics, math education, and the process behind making a long video on an Olympiad problem.
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