Under Development

Lauren Gilbert on migration, progress, innovation, growth and development. Lauren Policy is pronounced to rhyme with foreign policy.

Personal writing on tech and progress

Semi-regular notes about my articles for The Economist and other thoughts— mainly on the British economy

Energy, Climate, Tech, and Africa. Plus Miscellany.

Substack mirror of Asterisk Magazine. New pieces on Mondays and occasional archives.

In business, culture eats strategy. In government, culture eats policy. Here we'll talk about the problems of state capacity (government's ability to achieve its policy goals) and how to fix them. From the author of Recoding America.

Serving up the latest news, insights, funding, and opportunities for healthcare ventures in Africa

A monthly update of relevant news for the intersection of global development and economic growth.

Why energy abundance is the only way to solve global poverty and fight climate change

Consequentialist moral philosophy and analysis

Economic development and poverty, past and present.

Utilitarianism, ethical veganism, culture war stuff, philosophy, morality, and more!

1) Find what's true and make it useful. 2) Publish every other Tuesday. 3) Photo cred: my dad.

Underrated opportunities in science, technology, and society

New and underrated ideas to improve the world. Visit our website: worksinprogress.co

The best of #econtwitter: paper summaries, public goods, and more

More growth. More investment. More startups. More crop yield. More nuclear. More trees. More wealth.

What academia knows* about innovation