Future Perfect Archive
Archives for January 2020


The geniuses behind TV’s most philosophically inclined sitcom join The Ezra Klein Show podcast to discuss what it means to be a good person.


Low-carbon options for heavy industry like steel and cement are scarce and expensive.

Michael Schur helps explain the moral journey of writing TV’s most ambitious sitcom.


Buy a mask? Cancel your trip?


Here’s a quick way to tell if your university may be using the controversial technology.


A new Gallup poll suggests interest in meat alternatives is broader than you might think


The Wuhan virus could escalate the suffering of Muslims in the camps, where conditions have created a perfect breeding ground for infectious disease.


Can plant-based meat keep making the jump from trial to national rollout?


On Joe Rogan, Bernie Sanders, and the hidden moral philosophy of American politics.


A new study shows the virus took off weeks earlier than Chinese officials have suggested.


A new study uses the famous trolley problem to show how our culture shapes our moral beliefs.


With more than 600 cases in at least seven countries, the agency said it’s “too early” to sound the international alarm.


Climate change, nuclear war, accelerating technology, and incompetent leadership threaten us.


The 1990 law banned documenting animal abuse on factory farms.

The multimillionaire Facebook co-founder is the latest moneyed titan to turn philanthropist, and has even called for Facebook’s dismantling. Can he really make a difference?