14 of the world’s best thinkers (and their best free content)

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Alex Brogan
January 29, 2023 • Est. Read Time: 4 minutes

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This Week: 14 of the world’s best thinkers (and their best free content)

Ray Kurzweil

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Technology trends & futurism

• Artificial Intelligence design & development

• Transhumanism

Brené Brown

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Courage

• Vulnerability

• Shame

• Empathy

Brené Brown

Keeping it awkward, brave, and kind.

https://t.co/8nwIVo5UWM

Nassim Taleb

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Randomness

• Probability

• Uncertainty

Who Is Nassim Taleb? Antifragile Thinking for a Fat-Tailed World - Farnam Street

With the personal motto of “If you see fraud and don’t shout fraud, you are a fraud,” Nassim Taleb is not afraid of having the uncomfortable conversations. Here we share his most powerful ideas to help you thrive in a random, fragile and chaotic world.

https://t.co/taqYSlBtur

Naval Ravikant

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Practical, modern day philosophy

• Building personal wealth & leverage

• Startups & investing

The Angel Philosopher

The Angel Philosopher

https://t.co/LfmmXfe0KJ

Esther Perel

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Communication

• Relationships

• Sexuality

Esther Perel - Your Guide to Relational Intelligence

The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Navigate modern relationships through erotic intelligence, communication, connection, and more.

https://t.co/TteBIZ0Iwr

Tara Brach

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Meditation

• Emotional Healing

• Spiritual Awakening

Tara Brach - Meditation, Psychologist, Author, Teacher

Meditation, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening.

https://t.co/jtZfw8cFWt

Diana Fleischman

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Evolutionary psychology

• Sentientism

Home | Diana S. Fleischman

https://t.co/vK42Uxerm6

Tyler Cowen

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Economics

• Politics

• History

Marginal REVOLUTION

Small Steps Toward A Much Better World

https://t.co/s7ixGEMvE1

Maria Popova

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Culture

• History

• Philosophy

The Marginalian

Marginalia on our search for meaning.

https://t.co/33AfgTBz4Q

Balaji Srinivasan

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Healthcare

• Decentralisation

• Politics

Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji Srinivasan's personal blog. Formerly CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at a16z, @balajis is an investor and founder.

https://t.co/ijzOUEyM6T

Rebecca Solnit

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Social change

• Nature

• Feminism

Josh Wolfe

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Physical and life sciences

• Frontier technologies

• Investing

All Articles & Essays by Josh Wolfe

Here's every essay, podcast, tweet, and video by Josh Wolfe. Josh Wolfe is co-founder and managing partner at Lux Capital, a venture capital based in New Yor...

https://t.co/j4sYMudCe3

Scott Alexander

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Science

• Medicine

• Philosophy

• Politics

• Futurism

Astral Codex Ten | Scott Alexander | Substack

P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. Click to read Astral Codex Ten, by Scott Alexander, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of readers.

https://t.co/b8D9Xfc4x6

Helen Thompson

Main areas of thought leadership:

• Geopolitics,

• Energy

• Monetary policy

There you have it, 14 of the world’s best thinkers (and their best free content)

I hope you found these as helpful as I have.

Stay curious,

Alex

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