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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for June 2019

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Alexa, are you making me sexist?Alexa, are you making me sexist?
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The time has come to design feminist AI.

By Sigal Samuel
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This billionaire rebuilt her town — while funding a right-wing revolution in her stateThis billionaire rebuilt her town — while funding a right-wing revolution in her state
Podcast
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Diane Hendricks has profoundly shaped Wisconsin, for good and ill.

By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
Technology
Rockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah explains how tech can actually help save the worldRockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah explains how tech can actually help save the world
Technology

Simply working at Facebook doesn’t cut it.

By Rani Molla
Climate
There’s a new meatless Beyond Burger. It tastes even more like meat.There’s a new meatless Beyond Burger. It tastes even more like meat.
Climate

Beyond Meat’s latest alternative meat product hits grocery stores this week.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
The US is growing more unequal. Some say philanthropy isn’t the solution.The US is growing more unequal. Some say philanthropy isn’t the solution.
Technology

Follow our interview with Raj Shah, the head of the Rockefeller Foundation, at Code.

By Theodore Schleifer
Science
Hyped-up science erodes trust. Here’s how researchers can fight back.Hyped-up science erodes trust. Here’s how researchers can fight back.
Science

Science is often poorly communicated. Researchers can fight back.

By Brian Resnick
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Burger Kings in the Bay Area are now selling meatless Impossible WhoppersBurger Kings in the Bay Area are now selling meatless Impossible Whoppers
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It’s a big step on the way to a nationwide rollout by the end of the year.

By Sigal Samuel
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Forget GDP — New Zealand is prioritizing gross national well-beingForget GDP — New Zealand is prioritizing gross national well-being
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The country’s new “well-being budget” emphasizes citizen happiness over capitalist gain.

By Sigal Samuel
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This charity just canceled one of its poverty programs. That’s a good thing.This charity just canceled one of its poverty programs. That’s a good thing.
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By ending a program that was less effective than it thought, Evidence Action offers a model for other nonprofits.

By Kelsey Piper
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How many Americans live on $2 a day? The biggest debate in poverty research, explained.How many Americans live on $2 a day? The biggest debate in poverty research, explained.
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No matter what — poverty is still way too high.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
Breathing dirty air takes years off people’s lives. This tool shows just how much.Breathing dirty air takes years off people’s lives. This tool shows just how much.
Climate

How improving air quality could add years to people’s lives around the world.

By Umair Irfan
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“The time of vasectomy”: how American foundations fueled a terrible atrocity in India“The time of vasectomy”: how American foundations fueled a terrible atrocity in India
Podcast
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The Ford and Rockefeller foundations funded “population control” programs that went horrifically awry.

By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
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Vaccines that don’t need refrigeration could save a ton of livesVaccines that don’t need refrigeration could save a ton of lives
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The fight to make vaccines that can withstand hot temperatures.

By Kelsey Piper
The climate renegade
Climate

What happens when someone wants to go it alone on fixing the climate?

By Kelsey Piper
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A new book says married women are miserable. Don’t believe it.A new book says married women are miserable. Don’t believe it.
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Many books aren’t fact-checked, and we’re increasingly realizing they’re full of errors.

By Kelsey Piper