Science writing has found a home on Substack, where researchers and science writers can explain their field at length and in their own voice. These newsletters are written in English.
They reward slow reading. An explanation that builds over two thousand words is easier to follow on a page with nothing else on it.
Biology and medicine
From the lab bench to the clinic.
- Asimov Press - Deep writing about biology.
- Sensible Medicine - Common sense and original thinking in biomedicine.
- Owl Posting by Abhishaike Mahajan - Essays about biology and machine learning.
- Ruxandra's Substack by Ruxandra Teslo - Pro-progress commentary on scientific and cultural matters from a genomics PhD.
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Climate, energy and ideas
Data, climate and the way science gets done.
- By the Numbers by Hannah Ritchie - Using data and research to understand what really makes a difference.
- The Climate Brink - Writing on climate change and the choice between climate disaster and a sustainable future.
- Volts - A newsletter and podcast on the technology, politics and policy of decarbonization.
- Experimental History by Adam Mastroianni - Essays that try to find what is true and make it useful, published every other Tuesday.
- Dynomight Internet Newsletter - In its own words, science and existential angst.
- The Works in Progress Newsletter - New and underrated ideas to improve the world.
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