The Best Articles in Society

The most useful articles and videos in Society from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Society Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Society by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. 10 Propaganda Techniques: How to Manipulate the Masses (Part 1)
  2. The Body at Work: Why Self-Control is the #1 Rule of the 21st-Century Economy
  3. Why Smart People Hold Stupid Beliefs
  4. Some Things I Think
  5. The radical idea that people aren't stupid

Videos

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Short Articles

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Long Articles

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Society, including:

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zeynep tufekci

Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @Columbia professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter @insight http://www.theinsight.org

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Ida Bae Wells

Reporter @nytmag//Creator #1619Project//EP #1619Hulu//Co-founder @IBWellsSociety //Founder @c4jdhowardu //Knight Chair @howardu//

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danah boyd

sociotechnical researcher | Microsoft Research, Georgetown, Data & Society | zephoria@zephoria.org | (@zephoria@mastodon.social) | https://zephoria.substack.com

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Ibram X. Kendi

Partner • #GirlDad • Scholar @BU_Tweets • Dir @AntiracismCtr • @NationalBook Award Winner • #1 NYT Bestselling Author • MacArthur Fellow • Surviving Cancer 🐍

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Society, including:

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Scott Galloway

Product of big government @ucla @ucberkeley | Prof Marketing @NYUStern | Right of Center-Left | #ProfGPod @PivotPod | Strategy Sprint @section_school

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Current Affairs

A magazine of political commentary, analysis, and amusements.

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n+1

n+1 is a print and digital magazine of literature, culture, and politics.

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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦

Writes about economics, tweets about rabbits. Subscribe to my Substack: http://noahpinion.substack.com Email: noahpiniontwitter@gmail.com

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We monitor 10k+ content sources on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.

Which sources does Refind monitor in Society?

We monitor hundreds of sources in Society, including Scott Galloway, Current Affairs, Pew Research Internet, n+1, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, and many more.

Who are the thought leaders in Society?

We follow dozens of thought leaders in Society, including zeynep tufekci, Ida Bae Wells, danah boyd, World Economic Forum, Ibram X. Kendi.

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