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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for October 2024

These California and Colorado ballot measures are terrifying the meat industry
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In Sonoma County and Denver, activists are putting animal welfare on the ballot.

By Marina Bolotnikova
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Why don’t your psychiatric drugs work better?Why don’t your psychiatric drugs work better?
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Billions of dollars later, neuroscientists are still struggling to address the mental health crisis.

By Celia Ford
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An Ebola-like virus is spreading in Rwanda. Why isn’t there an approved vaccine for Marburg?An Ebola-like virus is spreading in Rwanda. Why isn’t there an approved vaccine for Marburg?
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Rwandan public health officials have a strategy that could help prevent further outbreaks.

By Jess Craig
A DNA test upended my family. Do I side with my grandmother — or her secret child?
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I don’t know what I owe my newfound relative.

By Sigal Samuel
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Nitrous, one of the oldest mind-altering drugs, is backNitrous, one of the oldest mind-altering drugs, is back
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Whippets on TikTok are just a re-run of inhaling nitrous on stage in the 1800s.

By Oshan Jarow
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How zapping the brain can supercharge meditationHow zapping the brain can supercharge meditation
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New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.

By Oshan Jarow
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The world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubledThe world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubled
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1.5 million people die from lead exposure a year. This new global partnership could change that.

By Dylan Matthews
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Helene just pummeled America’s chicken farming capitalHelene just pummeled America’s chicken farming capital
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Factory farming makes hurricanes more dangerous, disgusting, and expensive.

By Kenny Torrella
Do animals experience love like people do?
Podcast
The Highlight

Dr. Gregory Berns on his surprising research on the emotional lives of dogs and cows.

By Benji Jones
An alternative to antibiotics could work wonders in Africa. It isn’t being used.
The Highlight

Bacteria-eating viruses might be able to fight antibiotic resistance where new treatments are most needed.

By Jess Craig