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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for August 2019

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How I’m using AI to write my next novelHow I’m using AI to write my next novel
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Try out this new AI tool. It just might make your writing more creative.

By Sigal Samuel
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Are we doing enough to prevent human extinction?Are we doing enough to prevent human extinction?
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Journalist Bryan Walsh explains why the threat of extinction is bigger than you think — and why we need to prepare now.

By Dylan Matthews
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KFC began offering meatless chicken at one store Tuesday. It sold out almost immediately.KFC began offering meatless chicken at one store Tuesday. It sold out almost immediately.
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Customers in Atlanta swarmed KFC to get a taste of the new Beyond Fried Chicken.

By Kelsey Piper
Money
People have donated millions to fight the Amazon fires. Will the money help?People have donated millions to fight the Amazon fires. Will the money help?
Money

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

By Terry Nguyen
Explainers
The Amazon rainforest’s worst-case scenario is uncomfortably nearThe Amazon rainforest’s worst-case scenario is uncomfortably near
Explainers

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

By Umair Irfan
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Andrew Yang has a plan to fight climate change with fusion, space mirrors, and coastal retreatAndrew Yang has a plan to fight climate change with fusion, space mirrors, and coastal retreat
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

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

By Dylan Matthews
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The surprisingly great idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal: electric school busesThe surprisingly great idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal: electric school buses
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A small idea in Sanders’s Green New Deal could reap big benefits for kids.

By Kelsey Piper
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Why governments are bad at facing catastrophic risks — and how they could get betterWhy governments are bad at facing catastrophic risks — and how they could get better
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National governments aren’t prepared for catastrophes, a new report says.

By Kelsey Piper
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A Gates-funded program meant to keep low-income students pushed them out insteadA Gates-funded program meant to keep low-income students pushed them out instead
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The failure of a college advising program shows why education reform is so hard — and how we can get it right.

By Kelsey Piper
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China paid Facebook and Twitter to help spread anti-Muslim propagandaChina paid Facebook and Twitter to help spread anti-Muslim propaganda
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One of the social media giants says it will no longer accept ad money from state-controlled media.

By Sigal Samuel
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Julián Castro released an animal welfare plan. It’s good policy — and smart politics.Julián Castro released an animal welfare plan. It’s good policy — and smart politics.
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

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

By Sigal Samuel
Mosquitoes might be humanity’s greatest foe. Should we get rid of them?
Science

The pesky insect is the deadliest animal in human history.

By Hope Reese
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There’s no conflict between human and animal rightsThere’s no conflict between human and animal rights
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New research shows that concern for suffering isn’t zero-sum.

By Ezra Klein
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We’ve worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we’ve always been wrong.We’ve worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we’ve always been wrong.
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Earth’s population trends, explained.

By Kelsey Piper
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This country gave all its rivers their own legal rightsThis country gave all its rivers their own legal rights
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It’s part of a nascent “rights of nature” movement that’s inspiring many — but encountering problems when it comes to enforcement.

By Sigal Samuel