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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for September 2019

Technology
Workers need to be part of the conversation about UBI, says “Beaten Down, Worked Up” author Steve GreenhouseWorkers need to be part of the conversation about UBI, says “Beaten Down, Worked Up” author Steve Greenhouse
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Technology

Proposals for a universal basic income, such as Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend,” may have dire consequences for blue-collar workers who just want a job, Greenhouse says.

By Eric Johnson
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Don’t let the mass shooters winDon’t let the mass shooters win
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Mass shootings are a serious problem. But we shouldn’t let fear of them take over our lives.

By Dylan Matthews
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Alaska’s universal basic income problemAlaska’s universal basic income problem
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Alaska gives each resident a check every year. It’s cut poverty — and warped the state’s politics.

By Robyn Sundlee
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Facebook will finally ask permission before using facial recognition on youFacebook will finally ask permission before using facial recognition on you
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You’re being asked to opt in — years after the technology became part of your social media experience.

By Sigal Samuel
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You know the “enhance” function TV cops use on pictures? It’s real now.You know the “enhance” function TV cops use on pictures? It’s real now.
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Here’s how AI learned to add detail to human faces.

By Kelsey Piper
The disturbing hypothesis for the sudden uptick in chronic kidney disease
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Our kidneys might be vulnerable to the more frequent extreme heat brought on by global warming.

By Julia Belluz
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The charitable deduction is mostly for the rich. A new study argues that’s by design.The charitable deduction is mostly for the rich. A new study argues that’s by design.
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In the early 20th century, legislators carved out a tax break to help megaphilanthropists. It still shapes our tax law today.

By Kelsey Piper

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