The Nuzzo Letter is the newsletter and hybrid blog/podcast of Dr. James L. Nuzzo - author of over 80 scientific papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. The Nuzzo Letter discusses exercise science, men's health, sex differences, issues in academia, and romantic realism in movies.
Currently, The Nuzzo Letter publishes three different article types:
Graph of the Week – Published once per week, Graph of the Week presents health data in visual format. Graphs are accompanied by key summary points, and Dr. Nuzzo’s personal commentary about the data and its application to contemporary debates is provided. Often, graphs depict sex differences in health, education, and behaviour.
Essays/Podcasts – Published once every couple of weeks, essay/podcasts are original pieces written by Dr. Nuzzo about contemporary issues in exercise science, men’s health, and academia. Typically, these pieces are published as hybrid essay/podcasts, with Dr. Nuzzo reading his own essays.
Weekly Roundup – Published at the end of each week, the Weekly Roundup is a list of links and descriptions to interesting content that Dr. Nuzzo consumed throughout the week. The linked content includes blogs, newspaper articles, academic journal articles, and podcasts. The Weekly Roundup also includes a section called the Rubbish Bin. The Rubbish Bin is where Dr. Nuzzo highlights (and tosses away) problematic articles that he read during the week. The purpose of the Rubbish Bin is to highlight two ongoing societal issues: (1) bias in journalism and (2) intellectual rot at universities.
Dr. James L. Nuzzo is a dual citizen of the United States and Australia. Born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, Dr. Nuzzo moved to Sydney, Australia in 2013 to pursue a PhD in exercise physiology. He currently resides in Perth, Western Australia.
Dr. Nuzzo has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles spanning various topics, such as:
Muscle strength and fatigue and how exercise impacts the way that the brain and nerves communicate with muscles
Sex differences in strength and fitness in children and adults
Exercise science history
Exercise nomenclature
Men’s health and bias against boys and men
Sociopolitical narratives in exercise and medical science
The history and importance of letters to the editor in scientific publishing
Dr. Nuzzo’s worldview is informed by the philosophy of Objectivism. He is a proponent of individual liberty in politics and romantic realism in art. He has been an outspoken critic of the Woke/DEI movement in academia. He has expressed these views regularly at The Nuzzo Letter and other Substack newsletters including Reality’s Last Stand, Men are Good, and Dr. Joe Unplugged.
