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JD Vance @jd-vance-1.bsky.social Christian, husband, dad. Vice President of the United States. jdvance.com
Henry Curr @curr.bsky.social Economics editor @TheEconomist. Co-host of Inside Economics. Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Views mine only. www.henrycurr.com
Jesse Singal @jessesingal.com Journalist, co-host of Blocked and Reported, author of The Quick Fix and an upcoming book on youth gender medicine. Mostly just asking questions. More info: JesseSingal.com
@racheljanetwolf.bsky.social @racheljanetwolf.bsky.social
John Meadowcroft @johnmeadowcroft.bsky.social Reader in Public Policy at King's College London
Ian Adams @iatheteapot.bsky.social Here because I have to be. Executive Director at ICLE.
@andrastimot.bsky.social @andrastimot.bsky.social
James Pethokoukis @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social American Enterprise Institute, CNBC My book: 🚀THE CONSERVATIVE FUTURIST (2023) 🚀 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james-pethokoukis/the-conservative-futurist/9781546005544/?lens=center-street My Substack: Faster, Please! https://fasterplease.subs
@jamierumbelow.bsky.social @jamierumbelow.bsky.social gradually, then all of a sudden founder @tract
Alexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social CEO of Coefficient Giving
Tom Tugendhat @tomtugendhat.bsky.social MP for Tonbridge. Conservative.
Kir Nuthi @kirtinuthi.bsky.social A London-based policy wonk who loves to chat about AI + encryption. Currently technology trade association-ing. Bookbinder and yogi often found in wild near dogs, yoga mats, and/or art supplies. Smartphone-free.
Will Solfiac @willsolfiac.bsky.social Writing on politics, demography and social commentary at https://www.willsolfiac.com
@clairelehmann.bsky.social @clairelehmann.bsky.social Founder of Quillette Writes for The Australian
Jack @tracewoodgrains.bsky.social Storyteller. Romantic. Pursue excellence.
Henry Dashwood @hcndashwood.bsky.social henrydashwood.com
Kane Emerson @kaneemerson.bsky.social Head of housing research @ YIMBY Alliance 🏡
Freddie Poser @freddieposer.com Head of Product, Centre for British Progress | Director of Priced Out
Andrew Bennett @droojb.bsky.social trying to scale progress, quickly | @andrewjb_ on twitter
Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
Jeegar Kakkad @jeegarkakkad.bsky.social Economics, politics, boxing. Tech @ TBI. "optimistic & ambitious for British tech". ex-ADS, JLR, MakeUK, SMF, Brookings. Views my own.
Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social "Former energy czar" - the Guardian. "Energy big brain" - Politico.
Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social Writing for The Economist—mostly on the US economy, with occasional forays elsewhere. Recreational Britain-watcher. Previous lives in macro investing and polling. Substack at: https://notes.archie-hall.com/
Étienne @etiennefd.bsky.social this world is indistinguishable from magic (and so are you) 🏙 🌇 🌃 🌌
Jeremy Driver @jdriver89.bsky.social Head of Campaigns at Britain Remade
Ronan Lyons @ronanlyons.bsky.social Housing, cities, history. Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, Data Lead at CEPH. Dad of 3, husband of 1, soccer coach, rugby fan. ronanlyons.com and ronanlyons.substack.com.
Seb Krier @sebkrier.com friendly deep sea dweller
Rachel Laudan @rachellaudan.bsky.social @rachellaudan.bsky.social Freelance these many years after quitting academia early (history and philosophy of science and technology,From Mineralogy to Geology); then food history (Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History). www.rachellaudan.com
Davis Kedrosky @dkedrosky.bsky.social Economic historian. Ph.D. student in economics at Northwestern University. Writes at https://blog.daviskedrosky.com/
@briancpotter.bsky.social @briancpotter.bsky.social
Ryan Decker @ryandecker.bsky.social Macroeconomist from western Colorado. Views are my own. https://rdecker.net
Rosaleen @clonrf1.bsky.social Mother, wife, wine drinker, interior designer, gardening, reading. Had years of fun on Twitter before it went to the dogs.
Bia @beatrizgietner.bsky.social PhD candidate in Econ at UCDublin. Progress, Education, and Human Capital. https://beagietner.github.io/webpage/ Just work-related stuff here, check my Twitter/X for a personality
@jacobtref.bsky.social @jacobtref.bsky.social blog.jacobtrefethen.com OpenAI Foundation science!
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own. Substack at edrith.co.uk
Ben Hopkinson @hopkinsonben.bsky.social Head of Research at Britain Remade
Eggroll🏯🇬🇧 @eggroll.bsky.social "I transmit; I do not innovate."
Stephen Kirchner @insteconomics.bsky.social Economist in Sydney, Australia. Personal account, usual disclaimers. If you like my short form content, you will just love my long form newsletter: https://stephenkirchner.substack.com/
Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author. Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket. Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through. Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Stian Westlake @stianwestlake.bsky.social Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council. Metascience, evidence, data infrastructures, economic growth.
Duncan Stott 🏗️🇺🇦 @duncanstott.bsky.social Geeky YIMBY liberal Housing, politics, liberalism and growth Oxford UK Only lurking here for now
Stuart Buck @stuartbuck.bsky.social Executive Director, Good Science Project
Michael Dnes @roadscholar.bsky.social Head of transport policy at Stonehaven consulting. Ex-civil servant who used to play with roads, trains, e-scooters, parking apps and a lot of government plumbing. May have made your driving test harder, and threw some cones in your way at least once
Rachel Edwards @underthenettle.bsky.social Fan of economic growth, fringe theatre, beautiful places, parties, the future. Working at worksinprogress.co & Stripe.
Eli Dourado @elidourado.com On a sacred quest to increase the pace of economic growth at the Abundance Institute. On the side of the builders. tfp/acc 🚀
Guillaume Blanc @guillaumeblanc.bsky.social Econ prof in Vancouver in Vancouver @ SFU. My research explores how culture and institutions shape long-run development. 👉 guillaumeblanc.com
Stewart Brand @stewartbrand.bsky.social Sampling here. Mostly on Twitter still as @stewartbrand.
Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about zoning?
Ben Reinhardt @benjaminreinhardt.com Dare mighty things! Journeyman wondersmith at Speculative Technologies. 🏴‍☠️🪐🐉 https://Benjaminreinhardt.com + https://spec.tech
Anya Martin @anyamartin.bsky.social Housing affordability wonk & number cruncher. Policy Lead @ YIMBY Alliance. Former director of PricedOut.
Ben Southwood @bswud.bsky.social Founder and editor of Works in Progress magazine.
🥑🗽🏗🏘️ Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂•5H₂O @gaylussite.himbonomics.com 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴. Analytics engineer by day, ageist queer by night. Long form posts on housing, urbanism and progress: www.himbonomics.com 🧩
George McGowan @gjmcgowan.bsky.social
Erik Brynjolfsson @erikbryn.bsky.social Director, @stanforddel.bsky.social Professor Stanford Institute for Human-centered AI, SIEPR, Stanford department of Economics and GSB Author https://amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies/dp/0393350649
Renate Samson @renatesamson.bsky.social Longtime policy wonk, consultant, researcher and speaker about the impact of data driven tech and AI. immersed in researching young people’s digital lives and AI in education. Previously biometrics, online harms, digital ID, online privacy
Adam Kovacevich @adamkovac.bsky.social Founder and CEO, Chamber of Progress. Pro-tech Democrat. Ex: Google, Lime.
@markkoyama.bsky.social @markkoyama.bsky.social
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social The law prof at UC Davis. Dad. Denizen of San Francisco. Patron of Amtrak. Tweets are my own, not statements of UC. (he/him)
Works in Progress @worksinprogress.bsky.social Works in Progress is an online magazine about new & underrated ways to improve the world. worksinprogress.co
Robbie @robbiebowman.com NYC, SWE
Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
David Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social Shooting for UK growth & progress with @britishprogress.org Previously: Chatham House research fellow and Labour parliamentary candidate. Britain could have the highest living standards in the world!
Lauren Gilbert @lgilbert.co researcher, writer, projects georg. currently: editor, indevelopmentmag.com; writer, laurenpolicy.com.
Stefan Schubert @stefanschubert.bsky.social I run The Update newsletter: www.update.news Book: academic.oup.com/book/56384
Mathias Bonde @mathiasbonde.bsky.social on the hunt for impact, shill for big EA
YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org Please follow to help end the housing crisis with local support • #YesInMyBackYard: the opposite of #NIMBY • http://yimbyalliance.org
Bobby Healy @realbobbyhealy.bsky.social Founder @mannaAero #DroneDelivery backed by @moltenVentures, @ffvc, @ThisIsDynamo, @elkstoneVenture. Also built CarTrawler, Meili, Eland and others. ❤️
John Kroencke @johnkroencke.bsky.social johnkroencke.com https://theceme.substack.com/p/private-planning-and-the-great-estates
Thibault Schrepel @profschrepel.bsky.social Associate Prof VU Amsterdam • Faculty Affiliate Stanford • Into Running 🏃🏻 #antitrust #AI #complexityscience #digitalmarkets 📕 www.thibaultschrepel.com 📻 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scalingtheory
Philip Salter @philipsalter.bsky.social Founder of The Entrepreneurs Network
Eric Fruits @ericfruits.bsky.social Senior Scholar @LawEconCenter. Adjunct Professor @Portland_State. Expert witness and consultant in economics, finance & statistics. Random Scooby Doo musings.
Anton Howes @antonhowes.bsky.social Historian of invention. www.ageofinvention.xyz
Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social Deputy Editor, Our World in Data Senior Researcher, University of Oxford Climate, energy, environment, all things data.
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
@pedroserodio.com @pedroserodio.com
John Myers @johnrmyers.bsky.social Director @yimbyalliance.org • Housing and other infrastructure • yimbyalliance.org
Marlowe @marlowe1939.substack.com I guess we'll just see, won't we?
Ryan Radia @ryanradia.com FRED & IPUMS enjoyer. Lawyer (DC). Economics, charts, tech policy, urbanism, regulation, housing, transport
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social Associate Professor of Finance, NYU Stern Newsletter: arpitrage.substack.com Website: arpitgupta.info
karpathy @karpathy.bsky.social AI @ OpenAI, Tesla, Stanford
Heidi L. Williams @heidiwilliams.bsky.social professor @dartmouth + science policy @ifp // leveraging research to promote science and progress
Brian Albrecht @briancalbrecht.bsky.social Applied economic theorist: competition and information. Chief Economist @LawEconCenter Price Theory Newsletter http://pricetheory.substack.com.
Tom Chivers @tomchivers.bsky.social "Far too nice to be a journalist," per Terry Pratchett. Lead writer on Semafor's Flagship newsletter. DMs open; chiversthomas(a)gmail. Latest book, Everything is Predictable: geni.us/EIPBook Podcast, The Studies Show: https://www.thestudiesshowpod.com
Caleb Watney @calebwatney.bsky.social Co-founder IFP // scientific, technological, and industrial progress
Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 | Doom scroller, the internet | uk.bookshop.org/shop/helenlewis
Ned Donovan @ndonovan.bsky.social Travelling and writing. Interested in history, health, and the prevention of crime.
SpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social Always ask yourself, what would Lord Diplock think? https://spinninghugo.wordpress.com/
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
Sam Dumitriu @samdumitriu.bsky.social Head of Policy at Britain Remade.
Jason Crawford @jasoncrawford.org The Roots of Progress (rootsofprogress.org)
Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social Runs Open Philanthropy’s Innovation Policy program. Creator of newthingsunderthesun.com, a living literature review about innovation. Website: mattsclancy.com.
Alec Stapp @alecstapp.bsky.social Co-founder IFP
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com 📝 ft.com/jbm
Sam Gooding @setgooding.bsky.social E17
Stephen Kinsella @stephenkinsella.bsky.social Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Economic Advisor to An Tánaiste (Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance)
Geoffrey Manne @geoffmanne.bsky.social President & Founder, International Center for Law & Economics. Visiting Professor of Law, IE Law School (Madrid). Focus on antitrust, telecom, regulation, privacy, data, IP, etc.