By Hand
6 min read
I am even writing the abstract myself.
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I'm Will Worth — a developer in Spain, building and writing in public.
I investigate things that seem important, show my reasoning, and correct what I get wrong. I'm not an expert — but I'm not guessing either.
The cost of building software and doing research has collapsed. I 'm looking for places where that makes a real difference to real people — places where the knowledge exists but hasn't reached the people who need it. I've been investigating these gaps — sometimes I build something to test the idea, sometimes the investigation is the point.
Someone smart said that a blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox. I'm here for that.
Recent writing
AI, software, ethics, society, and the occasional honest reckoning. Newest first.
Living the Overhang
3 min read
I spent months mapping places where technology works but deployment fails. Then I noticed I was doing the same thing.
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How I'm Deciding Where to Look Next
5 min read
Eight investigations in, I'm trying to be more systematic about choosing what to explore next.
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Retrofit: The Subsidy Navigator Nobody Built
4 min read
Most Spanish homes are energy disasters — rated E, F, or G. Billions in EU retrofit subsidies exist. But the gap between "money is available" and "homeowner applies for it" is enormous, especially in small inland towns. This is a tool that tries to close it.
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I Built a Pharmacogenomics Tool in 12 Minutes. I Wouldn't Use It.
7 min read
Sixty million people have genetic data that could change how their doctor prescribes medication. The tool to translate that data exists and took minutes to build. But the real question isn't "can we build it?" — it's "why would you trust it?" The answer points to a fundamental shift in what software is becoming.
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What the Map Shows So Far
6 min read
Eight investigations into why technology doesn't reach the people who need it. I'm not an expert in any of these domains. That's partly the point — the barrier to useful investigation has dropped. Here's what I found when I looked.
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Investigations
I've been looking at places where technology works but deployment has failed — asking why the gap persists and what, if anything, a single person can do about it. Eight so far. Here are a few.
Rare Disease Diagnosis
7,000 diseases, 400M people affected, 4.7-year average diagnosis. The databases exist. Nothing connects them to the patient.
Consumer Rights
EU rights are excellent on paper. Enforcement is terrible — because the friction is someone's business model.
Pharmacogenomics
60M people have genetic data that could change prescriptions. The tool took 12 minutes to build. The trust takes longer.
Desalination
Freshwater at $0.30/m³ — technology works. In Punjab, auditors found 19 government plants. All non-functional.