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Gwern.net

Gwern Branwen

technologypsychology
website
4.5
10/10ExtremeOct 2024

@gwern

Gwern Branwen

technologypsychology
twitter
4.5
10/10ExtremeOct 2024

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

psychologyeconomics
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4.8
9/10DeepApr 2024

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Robert Sapolsky

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9/10DeepJan 2024

The Righteous Mind

Jonathan Haidt

psychologypolitics
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4.6
9/10ModerateApr 2024

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James

psychologyphilosophy
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4.3
9/10DeepApr 2024

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

literaturepsychology
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4.4
9/10ExtremeJul 2024

Folding Ideas: In Search of a Flat Earth

Dan Olson

psychologypolitics
video
4.7
9/10DeepApr 2024

Astral Codex Ten

Scott Alexander

psychologyphilosophy
substack
4.5
9/10DeepMar 2024

@slatestarcodex

Scott Alexander

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.5
9/10DeepMar 2024

@PTetlock

Philip Tetlock

psychologymathematics
twitter
4.3
9/10DeepMar 2024

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud

psychology
book
4.2
8/10DeepJan 2024

Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths

technologymathematics
book
4.5
8/10ModerateJul 2024

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

psychology
book
4.4
8/10ModerateApr 2024

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David Epstein

psychologyscience
book
4.3
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

The Conquest of Happiness

Bertrand Russell

philosophypsychology
book
4.4
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony & Cass Sunstein

psychologyeconomics
book
4.2
8/10DeepSep 2024

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

Steven Pinker

philosophypsychology
book
4.2
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

The Doors of Perception

Aldous Huxley

philosophypsychology
book
4.3
8/10ModerateSep 2024

The Act of Creation

Arthur Koestler

psychologyscience
book
4.1
8/10DeepSep 2024

The Undiscovered Self

Carl Jung

psychologyphilosophy
book
4.3
8/10ModerateMar 2024

Hidden Brain

Shankar Vedantam

psychology
podcast
4.5
8/10ModerateSep 2024

The Knowledge Project

Shane Parrish

psychologyphilosophy
podcast
4.5
8/10ModerateJun 2024

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

philosophypsychology
podcast
4.5
8/10ModerateSep 2024

Huberman Lab

Andrew Huberman

sciencepsychology
podcast
4.5
8/10DeepJun 2024

Cautionary Tales

Tim Harford

psychologyhistory
podcast
4.5
8/10LiteJan 2024

You Are Not So Smart

David McRaney

psychology
podcast
4.4
8/10ModerateJul 2024

Clearer Thinking

Spencer Greenberg

psychologyphilosophy
podcast
4.3
8/10ModerateJan 2024

The Dissenter

Ricardo Lopes

sciencephilosophy
podcast
4.2
8/10DeepMar 2024

This American Life

Ira Glass

literaturepsychology
podcast
4.7
8/10ModerateSep 2024

The Wright Show

Robert Wright

philosophypsychology
podcast
4.2
8/10DeepJan 2024

Decoder Ring

Willa Paskin / Slate

historypsychology
podcast
4.4
8/10ModerateNov 2024

Invisibilia

NPR

psychology
podcast
4.3
8/10ModerateMay 2024

Waking Up (Lessons)

Sam Harris

psychologyphilosophy
podcast
4.4
8/10ModerateJan 2024

SmarterEveryDay: The Backwards Brain Bicycle

Destin Sandlin

sciencepsychology
video
4.6
8/10ModerateDec 2024

Captain Disillusion: The Escherian Stairwell

Captain Disillusion

technologypsychology
video
4.6
8/10ModerateJan 2024

Jacob Geller: Fear of Depths

Jacob Geller

philosophypsychology
video
4.6
8/10DeepDec 2024

Farnam Street

Shane Parrish

psychologyphilosophy
website
4.5
8/10ModerateMar 2024

The Pudding

The Pudding

technologypsychology
website
4.5
8/10ModerateApr 2024

Experimental History

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psychologyscience
substack
4.4
8/10ModerateMar 2024

Rob Henderson's Newsletter

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psychologypolitics
substack
4.2
8/10ModerateMar 2024

Dynomight

Dynomight

sciencepsychology
substack
4.3
8/10ModerateFeb 2024

Farnam Street Newsletter

Shane Parrish

psychologyphilosophy
substack
4.4
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@sapinker

Steven Pinker

psychologyscience
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateDec 2024

@DKThomp

Derek Thompson

economicspsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@robkhenderson

Rob Henderson

psychologypolitics
twitter
4.2
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@farnamstreet

Shane Parrish

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateJan 2024

@dynomight7

Dynomight

sciencepsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10ModerateSep 2024

@JonHaidt

Jonathan Haidt

psychologypolitics
twitter
4.4
8/10ModerateMar 2024

@jordanbpeterson

Jordan Peterson

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4
8/10ModerateMar 2024

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Gary Marcus

technologypsychology
twitter
4
8/10ModerateSep 2024

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economicspsychology
twitter
4.3
8/10DeepOct 2024

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sciencepsychology
twitter
4.2
8/10DeepMar 2024

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psychologyphilosophy
website
4.4
8/10ModerateApr 2025

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psychologyeconomics
website
4.3
8/10ModerateApr 2025

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psychologyscience
website
4.3
8/10ModerateApr 2025

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Venkatesh Rao

societypsychology
article
4.6
8/10DeepJul 2026

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely

psychologyeconomics
book
4.3
7/10LiteJun 2024

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini

psychologyeconomics
book
4.5
7/10LiteSep 2024

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Gilbert

psychology
book
4.3
7/10LiteMay 2024

Good to Great

Jim Collins

economicspsychology
book
4.1
7/10LiteMay 2024

Thinking in Bets

Annie Duke

psychologyeconomics
book
4.2
7/10LiteNov 2024

The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

psychologyphilosophy
book
4.3
7/10LiteFeb 2024

The Happiness Lab

Laurie Santos

psychology
podcast
4.4
7/10LiteJul 2024

Not Overthinking

Ali & Taimur Abdaal

philosophypsychology
podcast
4.3
7/10LiteJan 2024

The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

psychologysociety
podcast
4.4
7/10ModerateJul 2024

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

psychologypolitics
podcast
4.3
7/10ModerateMar 2024

The School of Life: Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

Alain de Botton

philosophypsychology
video
4.4
7/10LiteAug 2024

Ali Abdaal: Evidence-Based Study Tips

Ali Abdaal

psychology
video
4.3
7/10LiteAug 2024

It's Okay to Be Smart: Why Do We Dream?

Joe Hanson

sciencepsychology
video
4.3
7/10ModerateJun 2024

Culture Study

Anne Helen Petersen

psychologypolitics
substack
4.3
7/10ModerateNov 2024

The Profile

Polina Marinova Pompliano

psychologyeconomics
substack
4.3
7/10ModerateOct 2024

ParentData

Emily Oster

psychologyscience
substack
4.4
7/10LiteDec 2024

@george__mack

George Mack

psychologyphilosophy
twitter
4.3
7/10LiteApr 2024

@SahilBloom

Sahil Bloom

psychologyeconomics
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteAug 2024

@JamesClear

James Clear

psychology
twitter
4.4
7/10LiteMar 2024

@AdamMGrant

Adam Grant

psychologyeconomics
twitter
4.2
7/10LiteDec 2024

@aella_girl

Aella

psychologymathematics
twitter
4
7/10ModerateDec 2024

The Decision Lab

The Decision Lab

psychologyeconomics
website
4.2
7/10ModerateApr 2025

Mind Hacks

Mind Hacks

psychologyscience
website
4.1
7/10ModerateApr 2025