Research vignettes and creative non-fiction drawn from fieldwork in Nepal by researchers at the Open Institute for Social Science. Readers get first-person, ethnographic stories about education, family and queer community life, with occasional pieces in Nepali.
Website: https://notes.theopen.institute/
A blog by economist Robin Hanson that applies economic reasoning and Bayesian priors to questions about human belief, morality, culture, and the long-term future. Readers get original, contrarian arguments, often with proposals such as prediction-market-based governance.
Knowingless is Aella's newsletter on sex, psychedelics and social analysis, mixing survey-based data work (such as correlates of rationalist identity from her Glosso platform) with explicit, candid writing on sexuality. Readers also get updates on community events and her ongoing sex-psychology series.
Aporia is a magazine covering social science, philosophy and culture, with essays on topics like Western cultural politics and evolutionary biology alongside video explainers on social issues. Readers get long-form, argument-driven pieces that explain ideas and bring research to a general audience.
Rob Henderson writes about human nature, psychology, social class and luxury beliefs, often unpacking new research papers in accessible essays. Issues also include podcast appearances, curated links and occasional sponsored product recommendations.
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