Future Perfect Archive
Archives for October 2020
If Biden wins, he’ll have to be ready to do something about the opioid crisis.
Which countries have experimented with basic income — and what were the results?
Tens of thousands of women die and hundreds of thousands of babies are stillborn due to malaria. We can do better.
Charity Navigator used to tell you if charities are well run. Now, it’ll also tell you if they’re getting things done.
K-12 school reopenings are going mostly fine. College and university reopenings aren’t.
Xi Jinping wants China to get to net-zero emissions. These researchers have a plan for that.
Why some people fear AI, explained.
Bad papers are still published. But some other things might be getting better.
Two scientists explain the public health risks posed by factory farms — and how we might solve the problem.
The billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career to allow higher property taxes on California businesses.
Boris Johnson’s response is likely to blame for the country’s record-high case counts.
Scientists are developing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, into a treatment for depression.
Was the Rose Garden event more dangerous? Or the Gold Star families reception?
Millions are going hungry. The Nobel committee wanted to highlight that and the global body’s years-long work.
Consumers are not actually confused about whether veggie burgers are made out of beef, Tofurky argues.