Future Perfect Archive
Archives for August 2019


Try out this new AI tool. It just might make your writing more creative.


Journalist Bryan Walsh explains why the threat of extinction is bigger than you think — and why we need to prepare now.


Customers in Atlanta swarmed KFC to get a taste of the new Beyond Fried Chicken.


We want to believe that our money can stop climate change, but the reality is more complicated.


Wildfires and deforestation are pushing the Amazon rainforest toward a dieback scenario: an irreversible cycle of collapse.


Yang’s plan emphasizes a carbon tax and “moving to higher ground” (that is, moving people in coastal areas inland).


A small idea in Sanders’s Green New Deal could reap big benefits for kids.


National governments aren’t prepared for catastrophes, a new report says.


The failure of a college advising program shows why education reform is so hard — and how we can get it right.


One of the social media giants says it will no longer accept ad money from state-controlled media.


“This groundbreaking plan will undo Donald Trump’s damage,” the Democratic candidate said.

The pesky insect is the deadliest animal in human history.


New research shows that concern for suffering isn’t zero-sum.


Earth’s population trends, explained.


It’s part of a nascent “rights of nature” movement that’s inspiring many — but encountering problems when it comes to enforcement.