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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for August 2020

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Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse.Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse.
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America’s new epidemic is likely making a previous epidemic deadlier.

By German Lopez
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GPT-3, explained: This new language AI is uncanny, funny — and a big dealGPT-3, explained: This new language AI is uncanny, funny — and a big deal
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Computers are getting closer to passing the Turing Test.

By Kelsey Piper
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The surprising benefits of contemplating your deathThe surprising benefits of contemplating your death
Podcast
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Now is the perfect time to face your fear of mortality. Here’s how.

By Sigal Samuel
Air pollution is much worse than we thought
Climate

Ditching fossil fuels would pay for itself through clean air alone.

By David Roberts
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America’s uniquely bad Covid-19 epidemic, explained in 18 maps and chartsAmerica’s uniquely bad Covid-19 epidemic, explained in 18 maps and charts
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The US’s coronavirus epidemic is among the worst. Here’s what you need to know.

By German Lopez
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Can a college course in moral philosophy convince people to eat less meat?Can a college course in moral philosophy convince people to eat less meat?
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One study found that sitting in a discussion section on the ethics of meat led students to lower their meat consumption.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Bill Gates is spending $150 million to try to make a coronavirus vaccine as cheap as $3Bill Gates is spending $150 million to try to make a coronavirus vaccine as cheap as $3
Technology

Pay more attention to what Gates is doing overseas than what he’s saying about the United States.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Jeff Bezos offers a clue to his $10 billion climate change strategyJeff Bezos offers a clue to his $10 billion climate change strategy
Technology

Bezos has quietly started a new company that appears involved in the historic push.

By Theodore Schleifer
Climate
How to drive fossil fuels out of the US economy, quicklyHow to drive fossil fuels out of the US economy, quickly
Climate

The US has everything it needs to decarbonize by 2035.

By David Roberts
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A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years laterA new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later
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Kids who were treated for intestinal worms in 1999 earn far more now than kids who weren’t.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect podcast
A nun on the radical possibilities of ChristianityA nun on the radical possibilities of Christianity
Podcast
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A conversation about love and suffering in Christianity.

By Sean Illing
“The end of arms control as we know it”
World Politics

The last agreement limiting America’s and Russia’s nuclear arsenals is months away from expiring.

By Alex Ward
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MacKenzie Scott is donating her billions much faster than her ex Jeff BezosMacKenzie Scott is donating her billions much faster than her ex Jeff Bezos
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In the past year, she’s given away $1.7 billion.

By Kelsey Piper