Gadfly is a personal blog-style newsletter arguing for independent critical thinking and skepticism toward official narratives, with a libertarian, anti-authoritarian slant. It also includes occasional essays on everyday topics such as card game probability and mathematics.
Website: https://www.gadfly.blog/
A newsletter of reflective essays on critical thinking, cognitive science and how generative AI relates to human reasoning. It reads and critiques recent academic papers, including meta-analyses and survey methodology, and explains their findings and limits.
Skeptic publishes long-form articles applying scientific and critical-thinking methods to claims about AI, the paranormal, religion and other contested topics. Readers get essays that weigh evidence, cite studies and examine arguments rather than just reporting news.
Phil McKinney, an inventor and former HP CTO who has run CableLabs for 14 years, shares essays and podcast episodes on innovation, leadership and thinking skills. Issues combine personal stories with step-by-step frameworks, such as building innovation teams and improving analytical thinking.
Weekly essays and classroom-ready missions that use science, geography and media literacy topics to teach children and the adults around them to question stories and check evidence. Issues pair a concrete example, such as moon phases, equinoxes or screenshots, with a broader lesson about critical thinking.
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