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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for April 2024

The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
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Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.

By David Zipper
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So you’ve found research fraud. Now what?So you’ve found research fraud. Now what?
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Harvard dishonesty researcher Francesca Gino faked her research. But she still has a lot to teach us.

By Kelsey Piper
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Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in.Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in.
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What a post-nuclear aftermath could really look like.

By Sam Delgado
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Bird flu in milk is alarming — but not for the reason you thinkBird flu in milk is alarming — but not for the reason you think
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The US Department of Agriculture’s failed response to bird flu in cows, explained.

By Kenny Torrella
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The breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chartThe breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chart
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It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.

By Dylan Matthews
Health
Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?
Health

The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.

By Kenny Torrella and Benji Jones
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The meat industry’s war on wildlifeThe meat industry’s war on wildlife
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Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.

By Kenny Torrella
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Compassion is making a comeback in AmericaCompassion is making a comeback in America
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A decade ago, research showed a troubling dip in empathy. A new study provides more hope.

By Jamil Zaki
I gave up meat and gained so much more
Home Planet

The delightful abundance of going vegan.

By Marina Bolotnikova and Christine Mi
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Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?
Podcast
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Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.

By Sean Illing
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Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?
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Noticing more problems with Boeing planes doesn’t mean there are actually more problems with aviation safety.

By Kelsey Piper
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Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.
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Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?

By Sigal Samuel
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Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?
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Giving a kidney saves a life. Paying donors could fix the shortage.

By Dylan Matthews
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The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows”The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows”
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How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.

By Marina Bolotnikova
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The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a better way.The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a better way.
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Companies sometimes match donations to charity. What if the government did too?

By Dylan Matthews