Jesse Singal

InvestigativeMedia CriticismCulture

Journalist and author specializing in psychology, social science research, and media criticism, with a particular focus on how flawed studies get laundered into mainstream narratives. Singal spent years as a staff writer at New York Magazine before moving to independent publishing on Substack with his newsletter The Experiment. He is best known for his long-form investigative reporting on gender medicine for minors, which drew both widespread attention and significant controversy. His work consistently emphasizes the gap between scientific evidence and popular media claims, and he has become a leading voice for rigor in science journalism.

Known for

Published a landmark 2018 Atlantic cover story investigating gender dysphoria treatment in minors
Co-hosts Blocked and Reported, a podcast on media criticism and internet culture
Known for detailed takedowns of flawed social science research that gets amplified uncritically by major outlets
His newsletter The Experiment documents cases where popular media narratives diverge from the underlying evidence