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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for September 2018

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How 3.4 million chickens drowned in Hurricane FlorenceHow 3.4 million chickens drowned in Hurricane Florence
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Most Americans don’t know how many chickens are raised on factory farms: up to 50 billion a year.

By Kelsey Piper
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The problem with Jeff Bezos’s $2 billion gift to charityThe problem with Jeff Bezos’s $2 billion gift to charity
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Why the Amazon CEO’s new philanthropic initiative might not do as much good as he hopes.

By Kelsey Piper
Science
Watch: Elon Musk reveals Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, will fly to the moonWatch: Elon Musk reveals Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, will fly to the moon
Science

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, is expected to fly to the moon aboard SpaceX’s Big Falcon Rocket in 2023.

By Brian Resnick
Technology
$2 billion in charity is not enough for Jeff Bezos to slink out of the public limelight$2 billion in charity is not enough for Jeff Bezos to slink out of the public limelight
Technology

Don’t expect this announcement to put a pause to questions about how he spends his fortune and how to understand his legacy.

By Theodore Schleifer
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The small study in Rwanda that could change the way the US does foreign aidThe small study in Rwanda that could change the way the US does foreign aid
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A nutrition program went head to head with cash.

By Dylan Matthews
Antarctica has lost 2.71 trillion tons of ice. Here’s what that looks like.
Science

All the ice that melted at the South Pole in the past 25 years, visualized with swimming pools.

By Umair Irfan and Javier Zarracina
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Study: giving out cash in Uganda helped after 4 years. After 9 years, not so much.Study: giving out cash in Uganda helped after 4 years. After 9 years, not so much.
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Nearly a decade on, the people who got cash weren’t earning more than people who didn’t.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
California just adopted its boldest energy target yet: 100% clean electricityCalifornia just adopted its boldest energy target yet: 100% clean electricity
Climate

What you need to know about the bill, how it got passed, and what it means.

By David Roberts

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