Conspicuous Cognition

A newsletter about science, social-justice-activism, why they sometimes fight, and how to help them get along better -- plus a good deal of other, more random stuff.

How do we make the future (even) better than the present? By using science, evidence and reason. Progressives need to embrace progress again.

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Coming to terms with severe spinal cord injury; recording the experience from acute hospital, through rehab, and hopefully beyond. Using voice dictation software due to residual hand function.

Allenarsi a pensare, per salvarsi dal naufragio.

Peak Notions is the ideologically exhausted person’s guide to untangling ideas, identity, and the chaos we live in

Politics, philosophy and psychology from a slightly sceptical and cynical perspective.

Exploring history to understand today and shape a better tomorrow.

Essays and analysis about elections, media, sports, poker, and all the other things I care about.

Law, Ideas, & Dunking on Fools

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

Weekend readings and selected Links

Publishing independent research and curating the best science writing from across the blogosphere.

Thoughts about anything

Psychological science on rationality, reason and persuasion

Short essays about big ideas. I study what makes us human, from evolution to jazz.

Exploring the relationships between social justice discourse, inequality, and the rise of the symbolic professions.

Essays from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Status Game. The Science of Storytelling and more; memoir, identity, psychology, storytelling, culture etc.

Making sense of science, policy and politics

Psychology, philosophy, jokes, and more

Deciphering why people and society work the way they do

Poking holes in the stories we tell ourselves

Philosophy made uncommonly simple

Consequentialist moral philosophy and analysis

On economics, identity, justice, and discourse...

Utilitarianism, ethical veganism, culture war stuff, philosophy, morality, and more!

Seeking to understand our behaviour - what we do, how we decide what to do and how to do it, and why we do it.

Exploring critical, philosophical, and scientific debates in psychiatric practice and the psy-sciences

improving social epistemology, rewarding reasoned discourse

Research, analysis, and discussion by a moderate-minded professor crossing disciplines and perspectives.

Economics, Philosophy, & Liberal Politics

a blog about ideas

Exploring the intersection of knowledge, truth, and politics.

A history newsletter about the future

Pro-progress, anti-safetyist commentary on Scientific & Cultural matters from a Genomics PhD. Attempting to shape culture towards optimism, an abundance mindset & freedom.

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