Future Perfect Archive
Archives for October 2018
If the world doesn’t get its act together on climate change, this could be our last resort.
WWF assessed 4,000 species of birds, mammals, fish, and reptiles. On average, they’re facing huge losses.
Here’s the problem with education philanthropy.
Brown is joining the team behind the Doomsday Clock, which combats existential risks to humanity.
A Twitter thread on winning millions kicked off a thought-provoking conversation about philanthropy and privilege.
The overwhelming whiteness of genetics research is holding back medicine.
The startup accelerator Y Combinator is diving into carbon-removal research. Here are the wild technologies they’re looking to invest in.
A few brief thoughts on the very, very distant future.
“There’s a fear of a Benghazi-type situation, that Americans might be targeted.”
Jody Allen isn’t someone most people have heard of, but she’ll wield enormous power in the next few years.
Arms control is popular!
Climate change has backed us into a corner.
Katie Meyler, More Than Me Academy, and the problem of valorizing inexperienced Americans who want to change the world.
Some researchers think putting lithium in our water could save lives.
The hack gap in action.