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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for August 2019

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This nonprofit just took a big step to make kidney donation in the US easierThis nonprofit just took a big step to make kidney donation in the US easier
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Donating a kidney saves a life — and now it doesn’t have to cost you money.

By Dylan Matthews
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Trump wants to “detect mass shooters before they strike.” It won’t work.Trump wants to “detect mass shooters before they strike.” It won’t work.
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Predictive AI is too flawed — both technically and ethically — to prevent another El Paso or Dayton.

By Sigal Samuel
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30 to 50 feral hogs, explained30 to 50 feral hogs, explained
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Feral hogs, 30-50 or otherwise, are a serious problem for agriculture and human morality.

By Dylan Matthews
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Dust storms in the Sahara are killing kids half a continent awayDust storms in the Sahara are killing kids half a continent away
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A new study looks at the effects of air pollution from desert dust.

By Kelsey Piper
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Facebook is building tech to read your mind. The ethical implications are staggering.Facebook is building tech to read your mind. The ethical implications are staggering.
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Our brains are perhaps the final privacy frontier.

By Sigal Samuel
America has a housing segregation problem. Seattle may just have the solution.
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Economist Raj Chetty found the program has “the largest effect I’ve ever seen in a social science intervention.”

By Dylan Matthews
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Humans keep directing abuse — even racism — at robotsHumans keep directing abuse — even racism — at robots
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We abuse our robots. That’s a problem.

By Sigal Samuel
World Politics
The US just withdrew from an important nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Don’t panic — yet.The US just withdrew from an important nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Don’t panic — yet.
World Politics

Are we INF’d? We’ll see.

By Alex Ward
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Impossible Burgers just cleared a big regulatory hurdle. They might be sold in stores as soon as next month.Impossible Burgers just cleared a big regulatory hurdle. They might be sold in stores as soon as next month.
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With a nod from the FDA, the plant-based burgers move forward.

By Kelsey Piper
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The Democratic debates neglected one of America’s biggest public health crisesThe Democratic debates neglected one of America’s biggest public health crises
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The opioid epidemic hardly came up at all.

By German Lopez

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