A curated list of newsletters our team regularly reads.
Name | Descriptions (source) | Coach Dev’s (hot) takes |
a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity. | Good organization to keep in touch with. IBBIS was incubated by them, and is working on reducing technical biosecurity risks. They give a good overall picture. | |
explores how new policy approaches, scientific advances, and technological innovations can strengthen health security and save lives.
| They consistently release important information and following their work will be helpful and knowledgeable. They run biosecurity dialogues across Asia as well, which gives them a global perspective. | |
a nonprofit that advocates for people who participate and want to participate in high-impact medical studies, particularly human challenge trials, where healthy volunteers are infected with a disease to test a vaccine, treatment, or to learn other important information. | Probably the most advocacy focused org in biosecurity - so good to know what work they are doing | |
a new academic center focused on pandemic preparedness | Newsletter not as useful yet as it is from the general school of public health | |
works with global partners to strengthen biosecurity norms and develop innovative tools to uphold them
Releasing Common Mechanism for DNA Synthesis Screening | They have just opened up - great time to sign up and keep a keen eye on what work they do | |
provides a very useful overview and quarterly updates of biosecurity organizations. | Not as regular as I would like but very helpful - provides great updates on orgs | |
founded in 2023, Asimov Press is a publishing venture that aims to make sense of this era of biology. We publish four Issues of our digital magazine each year, which feature long-form articles, Q&As, photo essays, and historical notes. | Cool essays and information - good way to stay up-to date regularly on each of their essays for free! | |
newsletter by Elliot Hershberg providing regular updates on new advances in biology | Good for technical knowledge and being aware of how it is changing to update your thinking on biosecurity risks | |
The Bulletin’s website, iconic Doomsday Clock, and regular events help advance actionable ideas at a time when technology is outpacing our ability to control it. The Bulletin focuses on three main areas: nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. What connects these topics is a driving belief that because humans created them, we can control them. | A more academic and international focused newsletter which is helpful though watch out the newsletter will provide you with work on all of their areas, but they have a lot of important work and updates on biosecurity consistently. | |
The Biodefense Program within George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is an interdisciplinary research and education program with a unique focus on critical challenges at the nexus of health, science, and security. | It provides the most topical news for nuclear and biosecurity related stuff - quite US focused and US-centric but useful! | |
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