Future Perfect Archive
Archives for February 2019
The most important report on child poverty in years is finally out.
A new paper on the NAACP and its funders has lessons for philanthropy and activism.
Eight highlights from Bill Gates’s Reddit AMA.
Ohio voters passed groundbreaking legislation that allows citizens to sue on behalf of the lake when it’s being polluted.
A charity focused on cost-effective giving is shifting its sights toward influencing policy.
Artificial intelligence could potentially help psychology move past its “replication crisis.”
Author David Wallace-Wells on the dystopian hellscape that awaits us.
A new study raises uncomfortable questions.
To test malaria vaccines, researchers give volunteers malaria. I asked one volunteer what it’s like.
This is a science contest unlike any other.
Carlson to historian Rutger Bregman: “Go fuck yourself.”
Addressing housing directly is cheaper than relying on cops and emergency rooms.
If America plans to win a global AI race, it needs to welcome non-Americans.
Most presidential candidates aren’t talking much about the opioid epidemic. But Warren wants to put serious resources toward ending the crisis.
When insects go extinct, other species follow.