Future Perfect Archive
Archives for December 2018
We know how to make clean energy cheap. We’ve done it.
This is how the world ends — not with a bang, but with a lot of really big bombs.
It isn’t particularly healthy. That’s the best part.
Donors often forgo wages for a couple weeks to save a life. That can be fixed.
Why making it someone’s job to use evidence-based thinking in government could yield big benefits.
The farm bill also contains a couple of other modest wins for animals.
How sure are we there aren’t other scams like this out there?
Socially responsible investment is a $12 trillion industry. Does it make the world better? Probably not.
Premature interest rate increases hurt workers and the economy.
One first step for Congress, one tiny step for criminal justice reform.
A philosopher explains how megadonors can undermine democracy.
Negotiators at COP24 in Katowice reached agreement, bolstering the Paris accord.
The case for effective altruism, according to one of its founders
It was designed to please Big Oil. That may be all it does.
A higher alcohol tax would save lives, prevent crime, and mostly affect excessive drinkers.