Neurostats is a methodologist's commentary on brain science, medicine and behaviour, focusing on how evidence is used and where its assumptions break down. Recent issues cover blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's, the trustworthiness of synthetic datasets, and misunderstandings between empirical and theoretical scientists.
Website: https://blog.neurostats.org
Long-form essays by neuroscientist Erik Hoel on AI's effects on culture, human freedom and the future, written with literary and philosophical flourishes. Readers get a strongly argued, personal point of view on technology, science and society.
A neuroscientist's bar-themed essay newsletter that explains science through long, character-driven pours, such as how the brain clears waste during sleep and how Brownian motion and termite stigmergy work. Readers get clear, well-sourced explanations of physics and biology wrapped in a personal, storytelling voice.
Long-form essays on biology, drug discovery and machine learning, currently a three-part series on whether organoids have delivered on their promise. The author, who works on health data philanthropy, offers skeptical, opinionated analysis of the scientific literature with occasional life and job updates.
A podcast-style newsletter that investigates a single biochemistry or health claim per episode, tracing it from the original observation to the latest research. Each issue includes an evidence check that grades individual claims (association, mixed, untested, not supported) against numbered references.
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