Substacks recommended by Daniel Van Zant

Recommended by Daniel Van Zant

More is Different

By Dan Elton

Analysis and commentary on progress in science, technology, and society. Problems are solvable - so let's solve some!

Well-written, short, and critical posts about overhyped areas of science.

- Daniel Van Zant

Asimov Press

Deep writing about biology.

Polished, long-form articles on fascinating things happening in biology.

- Daniel Van Zant

Macroscience

By Andrew Gerard

A better science is possible

Curt Jaimungal

Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a rigorous (and playful) manner.

Asterisk Magazine

Clear writing and clear thinking about the worlds shaping the Bay Area. New pieces on Wednesdays.

Extremely high signal/noise ratio science magazine.

- Daniel Van Zant

The Generative Brain

By Elan Barenholtz

Musings on the nature of mind and machines

Insights for memory from LLMs

- Daniel Van Zant

The OSVerse

By Jim O'Shaughnessy

Backing tomorrow's authors, creators & companies before the world knows their names. Home of Infinite Books, Infinite Media, the O'Shaughnessy Fellowships & the Infinite Loops podcast.

FreakTakes

By Eric Gilliam

I want to help people start historically great labs. Operational histories on history's best R&D orgs.

He is exploring how to build a better research org and interviewing folks who are doing it.

- Daniel Van Zant

Escaping Flatland

By Henrik Karlsson

I write essays about relationships, thinking, and agency, sometimes with my wife. We live on a windswept island in the Baltic Sea with our two daughters.

Best online essayist I know of.

- Daniel Van Zant