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Recommended by Scott Carney

A newsletter about performance and excellence in a chaotic world, written by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, international bestselling authors of PEAK PERFORMANCE, DO HARD THINGS, and THE PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS.

REWIRE ME with Anne-Sophie

Neuroscience of Mental Health + Wellness.

Neuroscience and mental health just found their anti-grifting heroine.

- Scott Carney

Emotion Hacks from the Anger Professor

By Ryan Martin (AngerProfessor)

Get insights, tools, and behind-the-scenes stories from the Anger Professor.

Power Metal

By Vince Beiser

How the materials we need for renewable energy and digital technology are hurting people and the planet—and how we can do better.

Teching It Apart

By Nini Munoz

Dr. Nini Munoz is an electrical engineer, with inertial & biomedical sensor expertise, who unpacks data science, statistics, risk analysis, and science to tackle misinformation, teach scientific literacy, and shed light on how medical technology works.

ImmunoLogic

By Dr. Andrea Love

Dr. Andrea Love, a biomedical scientist, covers the facts, the fiction, and the fraud behind science and health topics.

A healing tonic against health misinformation.

- Scott Carney

Not a Mommy Blog

By Breanna Brown

I was born and raised inside of a religious cult, but at the age of 26, in March 2018, I found myself kicked out and into the terrifying outside world. With nothing but a cardboard box of religious trauma & kindergarten supplies, what the fuck happened?

Exvangelicalism at its finest.

- Scott Carney

MIDLIFE MUSCLE

By Joey "The Truth" Atlas

As men & women approach midlife it becomes dramatically more important to follow a proper fitness training plan, follow proven nutrition habits that are enjoyable and sustainable - and develop a solid mindset that fuels lifelong strength and success.

Clear-eyed physiology for the everyman who wants to be better.

- Scott Carney

American Freakshow

By Nina Burleigh

A weekly newsletter from veteran journalist Nina Burleigh keeping an eye on MAGA extremism and its absurdity.

Curious about how American politics got so broken? Nina offers you a front row seat.

- Scott Carney

The Longform Lowdown

By Chris Walker

Narrative and character-driven stories by journalist Chris Walker, alongside picks of the best serialized podcasts and longform articles around the web.

Investigative journalist Chris Walker was the host of "The Syndicate" that I produced with him at Foxtopus Ink. We also have a super-secret project that will come out in 2024.

- Scott Carney

Rethinking Wellness

By Christy Harrison

Critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being.

Harrison is an actual nutritionist and journalist who carefully dissects fringe health claims so you can better understand the reality of what makes a person healthier.

- Scott Carney

Gideon M-K: Health Nerd

Science, data, and evidence from epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Simon Willison’s Newsletter

AI, LLMs, web engineering, open source, data science, Datasette, SQLite, Python and more

Modern Intimacy

By Dr. Kate Balestrieri + the Modern Intimacy Team

sex | relationships | mental health | society

The Reframe

By A.R. Moxon

Former site of The Reframe, now hosted by Ghost at the-reframe.com

This was the first substack that I got into. Really good cultural analysis to be found here.

- Scott Carney

The Vajenda

By Dr. Jen Gunter

Imagine a Venn diagram with overlapping circles labeled: Medical Facts, Feminism, and Fire. You've arrived at their intersection.

I recommend Jen Gunter's newsletter to just about everyone.

- Scott Carney

Inside the News in Colorado

By Corey Hutchins

A weekly newsletter about the news behind the news in Colorado

Corey Hutchins keeps an eye on the goings on in the media in Colorado. As a Colorado journalist, I find this very useful.

- Scott Carney

The Truth Does Not Change According to Our Ability to Stomach It

By Leah Sottile

Journalism + Essays + Thoughts on Writing from Leah Sottile

Webworm with David Farrier

David Farrier's weird investigations, quirks & oddities delivered direct to your inbox!

User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.