Terri Gilbert

Terri Gilbert

Sequim, WA
05
Dec
Relationships are at the Heart of Consciousness

Relationships are at the Heart of Consciousness

everything that matters, every mind, every culture, every moral impulse, arises not from consciousness, but from relationship. We are not meaningful because we think.We are meaningful because we are entangled.
3 min read
04
Dec
Beyond Doomscrolling

Beyond Doomscrolling

We built tools that learned to harvest us. Not intentionally. No Bond villain, no master plan. The designers asked their algorithms to increase usage. They asked them to hold attention. They asked them to optimize for engagement.
2 min read
03
Dec
Redesigning the Sky

Redesigning the Sky

There is an alternative to more satellites as internet infrastructure. It's cheap by comparison and more resilient.
3 min read
01
Dec
Localizing the Grid

Localizing the Grid

We are going to need a new power distribution architecture as the world becomes more dependent on electricity.
2 min read
28
Nov
Waste-Heat Recapture

Waste-Heat Recapture

The hidden truth is that we already have vast reservoirs of free energy. We just lack the courage to treat them as resources instead of exhaust.
2 min read
27
Nov
The Credential Illusion

The Credential Illusion

This one is becoming center stage for a generation of recent graduates. We built an entire century on the idea
2 min read
26
Nov
The Case for Human-Scale Power

The Case for Human-Scale Power

When a system grows large enough, it becomes fragile in ways no amount of patching can fix. The national grid is stretched across thousands of miles of wire, hundreds of aging substations, and a regulatory maze that treats failure as an acceptable cost of doing business.
2 min read
25
Nov
Designing the Human-Scale Century

Designing the Human-Scale Century

We were promised a future of wonders. Instead we woke up inside machines that no one can steer.
2 min read
23
Nov
We Have Outgrown Our Wisdom

We Have Outgrown Our Wisdom

Humanity became global before it learned to be whole.
2 min read
04
Nov
Announcing my Book

Announcing my Book

I am proud to announce that I have published my book, "The Kairos Chronicles" in hardcover at amazon. It can be found at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZ9NMSH2
1 min read