Future Perfect Archive
Archives for July 2019


RIP Mark Kleiman, one of our best criminal justice scholars and my friend.


Five years later, the ALS Association tells us how they spent the money.


A study finds that when some fish lose their chosen mates, they become more pessimistic.


Here’s how much the winters and summers in the city closest to you may change in about 30 years.


“Wage board” laws in Colorado, California, and New Jersey let an entire sector’s wages go up at once.


Step one: Drill holes in the skull. Step two: Implant “threads” into the brain.


Museums have been grappling with revelations that the prominent philanthropists made money off prescriptions they knew caused addiction.


If we collect more moon rocks, we could unlock secrets about the Earth, the moon, and the solar system.


A new study analyzes the effects of the “clean diesel” fraud. They’re not good.


Scientists have created a vegan treat that requires absolutely zilch from cows.


A “caregiver EITC” would reward parents who stay at home.


Players can opt-in to face AlphaStar, the strategy AI from Google’s DeepMind.

How librarians, pirates, and funders are liberating the world’s academic research from paywalls.


Bill Gates and Warren Buffett set out to get the rich to give more. Here’s what happened.


A school district tried to share rich parents’ donations with poor schools. You will believe what happened next.