Substacks recommended by The Power of Us

Recommended by The Power of Us

Psychology Professor at New York University | Author of "The Power Of Us" book & newsletter (http://powerofus.substack.com) | Director of The Social Identity & Morality Lab | On sabbatical

The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa

A Substack that explores how we can develop our "moral muscle" to stand up for democracy -- and each other -- in this critical moment. Plus insight and analysis at the intersection of law, national security, and the intelligence community.

Everything Is Bullshit

By Everything Is BS

Poking holes in the stories we tell ourselves

Milkman Delivers

By Katy Milkman

Behavioral science insights that can help you make better choices.

The Quiet Life with Susan Cain

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.

New_ Public

We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community.

Thinking in Bets

By Annie Duke

Decision making in an uncertain world.

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 70K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Builders

Join the Builders community to get our newsletter, in which you'll learn practical skills, feel inspired from real-life stories, and find ways to take action every week.

Moral Understanding

By Kurt Gray

The Science of What Divides and Unites Us

The Great Gender Divergence

By Alice Evans

Why has the world become more gender equal? Why are some societies more gender equal than others?

More in Common US Newsletter

What unites and divides Americans today? This newsletter takes a closer look at issues pressing on America’s social and political fabric and provides recommendations for how to strengthen ties to keep us bound together.

Beautiful Minds Newsletter

By Scott Barry Kaufman

This newsletter gives insights into creativity, well-being, and self-actualization. I'm a cognitive scientist who has studied the science of human potential for the past 20 years and I'm excited to share what I've learned to help you grow and develop.

Misguided: The Newsletter

By Matthew Facciani

The social science of misinformation, translated into practical skills for navigating today’s information landscape.

How to Feel Alive with Catherine Price

By Catherine Price & How to Feel Alive

Scroll less and live more with science journalist, author, Screen/Life Balance founder and TED speaker Catherine Price. Subscribe to receive essays, ideas, and evidence-backed advice for how to fill your life with more adventure, fun, and delight.

Lucid

By Ruth Ben-Ghiat

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Rozado’s Visual Analytics

By David Rozado Newsletter

Underexplored Research Topics

Work Study with Rosalind Chow

Where Organizational Science Meets the Real World.

Small Potatoes

By Paul Bloom

Psychology, philosophy, jokes, and more

Rat Park with Carl Erik Fisher

A psychiatrist in recovery explores the addictions in all of us, integrating science, philosophy, and the art of flourishing in recovery. Columbia University bioethicist, author of THE URGE: OUR HISTORY OF ADDICTION, a New Yorker Best Book of 2022.

The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter

By Steve Stewart-Williams

The newsletter of Professor Steve Stewart-Williams. Evolutionary psychology, sex differences, nature and nurture, science, philosophy, and more.

Techno Sapiens

By Jacqueline Nesi

Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.

Technosapiens is a smart, research-informed blog about the costs and benefits of modern tech—especially for attention, mental health, and family life. Jackie Nesi is a leading expert on this topic and she translates the science into clear, actionable takeaways.

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Practically Good Theories

By Neil Lewis

Applying behavioral science to everyday life

Unbiased Science

Empowering everyone to understand health science through patient, evidence-based explanations that respect both skepticism and nuance.

Critical Metascience

By Mark Rubin

Critical metascience takes a step back to question some common assumptions, approaches, problems, and solutions in metascience.

Shane O'Mara

Explore the mysteries of your brain and the magic of life by Shane O'Mara, Substack Featured Writer, best-selling author, and Professor of Experimental Brain Research. Book: Talking Heads - The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds

Designing Tomorrow

By Psychology of Technology Inst.

Advancing Technological Intelligence to improve the human-technology relationship

Derek Thompson

A newsletter about abundance and building a better world.

Optimally Irrational

By Lionel Page

Deciphering why people and society work the way they do

The Positive Habit Weekly Newsletter

By Fiona Brennan

Your Weekly North Star. Sleep Well, Release Anxiety and Feel Powerful.

The Rewired Soul

By Chris Boutté

A place for learning and conversation

Speak Now Regret Later

By Michael Inzlicht

An unfiltered exploration of psychology, culture, and the world through the eyes of an impulsive yet remorseful professor

Candid thoughts about the state of social psychology and society, from one of the leading psychological scientists Mickey Inzlicht

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One Useful Thing

By Ethan Mollick

Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick

Now What

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

A newsletter that brings science and nuance to parenting advice and challenges fear-mongering, shame-inducing content.

Human Stuff

By Lisa Olivera

A newsletter that explores the spiral of aliveness: the aches, the joys, and the liminal, from a therapist/writer/human.

Into The Machine

By Tobias

A newsletter and podcast exploring AI, social media, and the invisible forces dividing us

Provoked with Dr. Todd Kashdan

By Provoked by Dr. Todd Kashdan

Get sophisticated content on well-being and human performance. Access new psychological angles on how to get the good stuff in life.

The Science of Better

By Charles Duhigg

A newsletter about what science tells us about becoming better from Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators

Koenfucius’s Substack

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

Culture Catalyst with Mary C. Murphy

By Mary C Murphy

This substack is for those of us who recognize that we're all culture creators, and are asking the questions, "How can we change our culture for the better?"

Granted

By Adam Grant

Adam Grant’s newsletter on psychology and work.

The Collaborative Discussion Project

By Shannon W Hartman

Thinking Better Together: Building Collaborative Intelligence (CQ) in Classrooms, Communities, and Workplaces

USC Neely Center Newsletter

Newsletter for USC Marshall's Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making

Behavior Change for Good Newsletter

BCFG unites an interdisciplinary team of over 180 academic experts with leading organizational partners to advance the science of behavior change.

The Unraveling

By Jeremy Littau

In a time of breakneck media change, it's not just the industry and the news that's changing. We are changed as well. An occasional brainpurge that will cover current media issues and internet culture with a mix of theory, scholarship, and practice.

PSYOP

By ana gantman

psychology by way of culture

The Beacon Project

By Daniel Yudkin

Building a new vision for America's Exhausted Majority

Better Conflict Bulletin

By jonathan@betterconflictbulletin.org

News and analysis for a better culture war, ways to collaborate with the other side. Evidence and data-driven. Some people fight harder, we fight smarter.

And You'll Be Okay Forever | Essays by Will Storr

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