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188 blogs on philosophy that Hacker News keeps linking to.

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    Scott Alexander slatestarcodex.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 598 in 2019 · 98 this year1,861 people11 recommendlast post 2021-01-21inactivephilosophyscienceculture
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    Gwern Branwen gwern.net
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 342 in 2020 · 232 this year1,549 people6 recommendlast post 2021-06-11inactivescienceprogrammingphilosophy
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    Venkatesh Rao ribbonfarm.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 147 in 2020 · 46 this year821 people16 recommendno feedculturephilosophy
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    Tim Urban waitbutwhy.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 154 in 2015 · 24 this year802 people23 recommendlast post 2025-11-25productivityphilosophywriting
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    Richard Stallman stallman.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 171 in 2019 · 26 this year645 people5 recommendlast post 2026-10-30politicsphilosophyprogramming
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    Derek Sivers sivers.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 118 in 2010 · 0 this year605 people11 recommendlast post 2026-10-18philosophyculture
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    Scott Alexander astralcodexten.substack.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 504 in 2022 · 0 this year522 people12 recommendlast post 2026-10-30sciencephilosophy
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    Maria Popova brainpickings.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 86 in 2013 · 0 this year503 people12 recommendlast post 2026-11-01writingphilosophy
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    Kevin Kelly kk.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 65 in 2008 · 39 this year472 people9 recommendno feedculturephilosophy
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    Scott Alexander astralcodexten.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 373 in 2025 · 292 this year463 people9 recommendlast post 2026-10-30philosophyeconomicspolitics
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    Programming in the 21st Century prog21.dadgum.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 111 in 2012 · 22 this year459 people7 recommendlast post 2017-01-04inactiveprogrammingphilosophy
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    Sam Altman blog.samaltman.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 94 in 2015 · 33 this year450 people3 recommendlast post 2026-04-10startupsphilosophy
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    Robin Hanson overcomingbias.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 127 in 2009 · 36 this year402 people6 recommendlast post 2026-11-01philosophyeconomicsscience
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    Scott Aaronson scottaaronson.blog
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 136 in 2022 · 73 this year298 peoplelast post 2026-10-31sciencemathphilosophy
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    Derek Sivers sive.rs
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 105 in 2022 · 78 this year288 people8 recommendlast post 2026-10-18philosophywritingproductivity
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    Sam Harris samharris.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 50 in 2020 · 2 this year280 people9 recommendno feedphilosophysciencepolitics
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    Leo Babauta zenhabits.net
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 58 in 2011 · 0 this year253 people13 recommendlast post 2026-10-30productivityphilosophyhealth
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    Oleg Kiselyov okmij.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 36 in 2015 · 11 this year252 people13 recommendno feedprogrammingphilosophy
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    Sean Carroll preposterousuniverse.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 43 in 2021 · 14 this year248 people20 recommendlast post 2026-10-26sciencephilosophy
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    Nick Bostrom nickbostrom.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 30 in 2022 · 14 this year245 people7 recommendno feedphilosophyai
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    Michael Church michaelochurch.wordpress.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 192 in 2013 · 0 this year235 people3 recommendlast post 2023-01-08inactivecareereconomicsphilosophy
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    Vitalik Buterin vitalik.ca
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 115 in 2021 · 0 this year227 people10 recommendno feedsecurityphilosophy
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    Sabine Hossenfelder backreaction.blogspot.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 107 in 2022 · 1 this year223 people2 recommendlast post 2026-11-01sciencephilosophy
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    Matthew Skala ansuz.sooke.bc.ca
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 29 in 2019 · 15 this year217 people17 recommendlast post 2025-08-04programmingphilosophy
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    David Chapman meaningness.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 87 in 2020 · 7 this year215 people8 recommendlast post 2026-10-24philosophyscience
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    Gary Marcus garymarcus.substack.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 119 in 2025 · 96 this year214 people8 recommendlast post 2026-10-31aisciencephilosophy
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    Shane Parrish farnamstreetblog.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 110 in 2014 · 0 this year204 people14 recommendlast post 2026-10-29philosophyproductivity
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    Peter Watts rifters.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 31 in 2016 · 13 this year198 people17 recommendno feedwritingphilosophy
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    John McCarthy www-formal.stanford.edu
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 33 in 2011 · 8 this year197 people1 recommendno feedaiphilosophyscience
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    James Altucher jamesaltucher.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 272 in 2011 · 0 this year191 people16 recommendlast post 2021-06-15inactivebusinesscareerphilosophy