A University of Maryland virologist's Substack covering threats to US federal science funding, including NIH and NSF policy changes, alongside accounts of his lab's research on phage and bacteria. Readers get advocacy-tinged commentary on research policy and behind-the-scenes looks at specific published studies.
Website: https://joshuasweitz.substack.com
Roger Pielke Jr. writes on science, policy and politics, combining data-driven analysis with commentary on climate, energy, budgets and public debate. Issues include interactive tools, original quantitative analysis and personal reports from events.
Macroscience publishes policy analysis and debate on how to improve the way science is funded, organized and governed, including metascience units, national labs and the economics of AI and innovation. Readers get expert-written essays, lecture introductions and structured debates on science policy.
Saloni Dattani writes about medical progress, science funding and metascience, with long evidence-based essays and practical guides such as one on data visualization. Readers get historical context on medical breakthroughs and a critique of hype-driven science journalism.
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.
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