The Meta-Rational Think Tank
@physicsvsmetaphysics · Shaun Higgins · Substack profile · Science
The Meta-Rational Think Tank has 7,392 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #57 on Substack's Science Rising board. 50 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 7,392
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 5.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 50
- +7 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #57, Science
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7,392 | 5.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Rising | #57 | #27 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Rising | 27 | 49 | 49 | 57 | ▼30 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend The Meta-Rational Think Tank; 7 started in the last 30 days. The Meta-Rational Think Tank recommends 1, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 7 |
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Recommends
- 𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕟⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖started Oct 11, 2026 · mutualnew
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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Writers who share the most recommenders with The Meta-Rational Think Tank. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Science writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (31 writers in that group), but not The Meta-Rational Think Tank.
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- recommends 2 of themMohamed elsage
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