Anastasia Gamick
@AGamick
Building organizations to build technology to solve pressing problems. Reluctant Twitter user. Active fetch-player (haven't taught the dog to throw yet.)
Institutional Innovation and FROs in @Nature! Let's shake up incentive design in science, shall we? nature.com/articles/d4158… Co authored with @AdamMarblestone @MWCvitkovic @tkalil2050 @C9Martin @SGRodriques featuring @SchmidtFutures @Convergent_FROs and @AsteraInstitute
Mapping the off-target effects of every FDA-approved drug in existence (EvE Bio) 6.2k words, 29 minutes reading time owlposting.com/p/mapping-the-… this is a very long essay over @EvEBiotech, a data collection effort that you should know about (it's associated w/ @Convergent_FROs!)
-$500M in revenue in 6 months -Rush hour delays at Holland Tunnel down 65% -Subway ridership up 7% -Bus ridership up 12% -LIRR ridership up 8% -Metro-North ridership up 6% -Access-A-Ride ridership up 21% Congestion pricing = smashing success gothamist.com/news/numbers-a…
ITS HAPPENING!!! All new housing projects under 50 units in the state of California will be exempt from CEQA!! The state is finally coming to its senses!
Emotional work improved my reaction time Before emotional work: Dog runs after bunny, I hesitate ~2 sec before yelling, he’s gone After emotional work: Dog runs after bunny, I yell “ATLAS!” before he lands his first leap, he stops in his tracks ~ 2 sec → ~ 0.5 sec! Suprised…
Not having kids is not a remotely effective climate mitigation strategy
Humans cause greenhouse gas emissions, but human depopulation, starting in a few decades, will not meet today's climate challenges, from Mark Budolfson, @MikeGeruso, Kevin J. Kuruc, Dean Spears, and Sangita Vyas nber.org/papers/w33932
i'd never been that far north of the bay, let alone seen wine country, tasted freshly-collected intertidal flora, checked out @audreyt's work, been in a barrel sauna state-side, heard @TylerAlterman give his Fractal talk, or participated in an experimental and lovely setup like…
Every coffee shop in the UK only has glass bottles. I can't unsee the microplastics.
One more time because I can't get this edit out of my head. And if you know anyone interested in policy, philanthropy or venture supporting efforts like this in London and Berlin - let me know! I'm visiting for the next two weeks.
From the @corememory pod this week
@leanprover @SafeWithAtlas @davidad @tegmark @emiyazono
This is the most awesome edit I've ever seen.
This is the most awesome edit I've ever seen.
From the @corememory pod this week
I cannot stress enough how I think that one of @AdamMarblestone;s super powers comes from the fact that he is generous with his time, attention and network.
the secret ingredients used in the making of gap-map.org: - networking widely - kindness! - asking different questions
New Yorkers visiting Hoboken after Zohran Mamdani nationalizes the bodegas and destroys the grocery supply chain
There is no "abundance store" you can stroll down to to buy abundance. So how are we actually going to get to an abundant future? I think this is wildly undertheorized, and I have thoughts.
What does it take to fund a more abundant future? Our new Head of Strategic Investments, @elidourado, lays out a clear framework rooted in technoeconomics, sociopolitics, and entrepreneurship Read his perspective: asterainstitute.substack.com/p/how-we-get-t…
Another new job alert! We're hiring a Manufacturing Engineer. I told you it was coming soon. 😉 🔗 [Forest's Website]/jobs
🚨 Forest Neurotech is hiring across domains and levels! 🚨 We just added a Hardware Test Engineer role and have open roles for SWEs and EEs. More coming soon. If you (or someone you know) is mission driven, high IQ, and low ego, let's talk!
"There's this notion that maybe we prematurely standardized on how we do R&D in the US. There are academic labs. There is industry and startups. Maybe there's @DARPA. That's basically how we do science and technology. There are a handful of problems that are not easily…
This week on the Core Memory pod we fix American Science and advance civilization My chat with the founders of @Convergent_FROs corememory.com/p/fixing-ameri…
it's a beautiful, humid, hot nyc morning to be thankful for AC and to host a philosopher from out of town and sip coffee and listen to @AGamick and @AdamMarblestone and @ashleevance talk about pursuing scientific revival & discovery, i mean reform & dynamism, i mean research and
This week on the Core Memory pod we fix American Science and advance civilization My chat with the founders of @Convergent_FROs corememory.com/p/fixing-ameri…
I'll be in London, Oxford and Berlin over the next few weeks. Who should I meet?
Really looking forward to this - will I see you there?
Progress Conference 2025 is on track to once again be a main event for the progress community. Over the last two months we’ve added... 21 more great speakers: @deanwball @_jaybaxter_ @sampritibh @isodope @seemaychou @NeverSassyLaura @AGamick @eric_is_weird…