Future Perfect Archive
Archives for March 2019
What happens in China doesn’t stay in China.
Congress could do a lot right now to make the next downturn easier.
The only way Democrats can hope to pass climate legislation is by radically shaking up the status quo balance of powers.
AI is not as objective as you might think.
A scientist lays out two possible scenarios.
A stunningly successful experiment has the potential to upend the mainstream US approach to deviance.
The epidemic is over. That doesn’t mean would-be parents are in the clear.
P-values and “statistical significance” are widely misunderstood. Here’s what they actually mean.
The country’s biggest meat companies are investing in vegan foods. Here’s why.
And it’s awesome.
In a Stanford keynote, Gates argues AI can transform medicine and education but warns of risks as well.
The CDC says 75 percent of recent measles cases are linked to tight-knit communities.
Research into dangerous viruses and bacteria is important, but for the deadliest pathogens, it’s not clear the benefits are worth the risks.
Anxiety over automated transportation goes back more than 100 years.
The late economist’s work totally changed the debate on each subject.