Some other thoughtful things I read - https://bigthink.com, https://www.freethink.com, https://positivepsychology.com (written for therapists but helps me see new perspectives), https://www.newscientist.com, https://futurism.com.
Ask HN: More magazines like Quanta and Noema?
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#32Re: Ask HN: More magazines like Quanta and Noema?
#33I’ve subscribed to the Economist for years and love it. You can skim or go deep as desired.
I used to be a fan of The Economist but after a while I figured out that it’s better at sounding smart than being smart. If they ever write about a field you know we’ll you’ll see what I mean.
Maybe it depends on your field a bit. I'm in physics, and a few of their articles on particle physics and quantum computing have really impressed. They hit all of the main points and caveats that almost all other news sources usually miss.
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#34I feel I get a lot of value for the $60 I pay annually to read The New Yorker online. [1] It's not perfect, but it's become essentially the only place I consume "long-form articles about interesting stuff"-type content, which I think they still do better than anyone. 1: https://www.newyorker.com
Be sure to find out to see if you can check out issues from your library through Overdrive/Libby. Granted, I have to read it via a browser but can still read for free.
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#35https://aeon.co/ I find essayes on aeon.co really good.
I like Aeon and have regularly read it for a few years. I've found the articles to be pretty high variance, so I've been hesitant to recommend in general. When it's good, it's good e.g. https://aeon.co/essays/how-gods-beat-astronomers-in-the-sola....
Re: Ask HN: More magazines like Quanta and Noema?
#36The Conversation ( https://theconversation.com/ ) publishes news-style articles by working academics and graduate students, so the contributors typically have a technical background relevant to the subjects they are writing about (making the publication comparable to Quanta). Nautilus magazine also publishes excellent science journalism ( https://nautil.us ) with high-quality writing comparable to Quanta. In contrast…
Long answer. You are a boot other ?
I'm not sure what you mean, but all the publications are non-profit organizations—none of which I am affiliated with.
Lapham's and The Conversation also don't have any paywalls, though Nautilus does have a soft paywall of two articles a month (this is comparable to the magazines mentioned by other users in this discussion, with similarly fairly relaxed or stricter paywalls).
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I used to be a fan of The Economist but after a while I figured out that it’s better at sounding smart than being smart. If they ever write about a field you know we’ll you’ll see what I mean.
Maybe it depends on your field a bit. I'm in physics, and a few of their articles on particle physics and quantum computing have really impressed. They hit all of the main points and caveats that almost all other news sources usually miss.
The depth of the reporting also depends on the article. For a particular example, I thought The Economist's article on GPT-3 published in June 2022—before ChatGPT would later be released in November—was particularly good, as the article soberly discussed at length the strengths and weaknesses of large language models, without overhyping the technology (paywall): https://www.economist.com/interactive/briefing/2022/06/11/hu...
However, it's also fair to note that many articles in their weekly issue—often at 600-800 words—just don't have the space to go in-depth enough into an issue, in contrast to a feature in The New Yorker or another long-form magazine like Foreign Affairs.
I've found The Economist to be a useful publication to hear about interesting problems I might otherwise have never heard of, and to read a fact-checked concise overview of a particular topic, before looking for a more in-depth source if there is a motivation to read further into the topic.
Re: Ask HN: More magazines like Quanta and Noema?
#38I’ve subscribed to the Economist for years and love it. You can skim or go deep as desired.
I used to be a fan of The Economist but after a while I figured out that it’s better at sounding smart than being smart. If they ever write about a field you know we’ll you’ll see what I mean.
I feel that way about Bloomberg Businessweek. There was a time when I was doing a lot of business development work and it seemed I had some insider insight into some story in in every issue. That is, I had been in on a sales call with the people at some company they profiled, or knew some competitors in stealth mode or somebody had told me and my partner more than they should have about what was talked about in some article.
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#39Liberties Journal continues to impress me. Culture, Politics, Poetry, good stuff. Leon Wieseltier is the former Literary Editor of the New Republic and is now chief editor of Liberties.
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#40I love https://www.themarginalian.org/
(formaly called Brain Pickings)