Lauren Gilbert
@lgilbert.co
researcher, writer, projects georg. currently: horizon scanning @ renaissance philanthropy; writer, laurenpolicy.com. formerly: open phil, qi, ucsd, caltech, etc.
@juliamurdza.bsky.social and I clean up OK!
October 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@juliamurdza.bsky.social and I clean up OK!
we have scanned the horizon (ably guided by @metaculus.bsky.social); I am now off to spend some time with some Fabian women
September 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
we have scanned the horizon (ably guided by @metaculus.bsky.social); I am now off to spend some time with some Fabian women
Ilan Gur introducing the RenPhil Horizon Scanning Study Group
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ilan Gur introducing the RenPhil Horizon Scanning Study Group
so the apartment buildings in Chisinau (or at least one of them) have smiley faces
April 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
so the apartment buildings in Chisinau (or at least one of them) have smiley faces
hello Bluesky
I am at Malldova
the first mall built in Moldova
I am at Malldova
the first mall built in Moldova
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
hello Bluesky
I am at Malldova
the first mall built in Moldova
I am at Malldova
the first mall built in Moldova
I feel like rich people should be more creative with their money
why buy fine art when for 50 grand you can get a decommissioned MiG and put it in your yard
why buy fine art when for 50 grand you can get a decommissioned MiG and put it in your yard
April 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I feel like rich people should be more creative with their money
why buy fine art when for 50 grand you can get a decommissioned MiG and put it in your yard
why buy fine art when for 50 grand you can get a decommissioned MiG and put it in your yard
I also lead a terribly difficult life
March 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I also lead a terribly difficult life
terribly ugly country you’ve got here
March 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
terribly ugly country you’ve got here
also we have a sign! We’re a real company!
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
also we have a sign! We’re a real company!
It helps to have another that forces you to get out of bed. I adopted this one too soon after I lost Cassie but - also I had to take care of her, I couldn’t cry all the time as long as she was there and needed me
March 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It helps to have another that forces you to get out of bed. I adopted this one too soon after I lost Cassie but - also I had to take care of her, I couldn’t cry all the time as long as she was there and needed me
ok even though she’s a massive pain in the ass that loves to cause me stress, adopting the fuzz was one of the best decisions I ever made
March 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ok even though she’s a massive pain in the ass that loves to cause me stress, adopting the fuzz was one of the best decisions I ever made
apparently lyra’s choosing my writing soundtrack today
March 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
apparently lyra’s choosing my writing soundtrack today
so about 18 months ago, I ran out of shelf space. I decided this would be fine, I simply needed to stop buying books.
anyway this is the stack of books that I can’t fit on my shelves
anyway this is the stack of books that I can’t fit on my shelves
March 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
so about 18 months ago, I ran out of shelf space. I decided this would be fine, I simply needed to stop buying books.
anyway this is the stack of books that I can’t fit on my shelves
anyway this is the stack of books that I can’t fit on my shelves
even the Caltech alumni group is anti-Musk now
(yes this is a joke for three of you)
(yes this is a joke for three of you)
March 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
even the Caltech alumni group is anti-Musk now
(yes this is a joke for three of you)
(yes this is a joke for three of you)
greatest city in the world
March 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
greatest city in the world
also @deenamousa.com and I made the front page of hacker news defending studying frog skin, the sex lives of flies and other "weird" research
February 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
also @deenamousa.com and I made the front page of hacker news defending studying frog skin, the sex lives of flies and other "weird" research
seriously guys this is my mom
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
seriously guys this is my mom
attacking face with concealer mostly worked to make it look like I'm not perpetually underslept
(also oh god I'm aging into my mom)
(also oh god I'm aging into my mom)
February 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
attacking face with concealer mostly worked to make it look like I'm not perpetually underslept
(also oh god I'm aging into my mom)
(also oh god I'm aging into my mom)
ok so 1) this is a dropshipped copy of the original (by an independent jeweler)
2) I… don’t think “you can overcome anything” is quite the lesson of Sisyphus
2) I… don’t think “you can overcome anything” is quite the lesson of Sisyphus
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ok so 1) this is a dropshipped copy of the original (by an independent jeweler)
2) I… don’t think “you can overcome anything” is quite the lesson of Sisyphus
2) I… don’t think “you can overcome anything” is quite the lesson of Sisyphus
these cream cheese chocolate chip puff pastry cookies continue to be a crowd pleaser
February 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
these cream cheese chocolate chip puff pastry cookies continue to be a crowd pleaser
does she appreciate that I went to tremendous effort to bring her the UK? Not really, no.
February 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
does she appreciate that I went to tremendous effort to bring her the UK? Not really, no.
So far I have taken the cat on one two-hour drive, one flight, two trains, one tram, and we are nearing the end of our ferry across the sea. Still to come tonight: two trains, a rail replacement bus, and a Tube ride.
February 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So far I have taken the cat on one two-hour drive, one flight, two trains, one tram, and we are nearing the end of our ferry across the sea. Still to come tonight: two trains, a rail replacement bus, and a Tube ride.
the last time I saw this cat, he was a street kitten in Zanzibar. ❤️
February 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
the last time I saw this cat, he was a street kitten in Zanzibar. ❤️
also picked up the most coveted DC souvenir
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
also picked up the most coveted DC souvenir