Future Perfect Archive
Archives for April 2024

Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.


Harvard dishonesty researcher Francesca Gino faked her research. But she still has a lot to teach us.


What a post-nuclear aftermath could really look like.


The US Department of Agriculture’s failed response to bird flu in cows, explained.


It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.


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


Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.


A decade ago, research showed a troubling dip in empathy. A new study provides more hope.

The delightful abundance of going vegan.


Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.


Noticing more problems with Boeing planes doesn’t mean there are actually more problems with aviation safety.


Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?


Giving a kidney saves a life. Paying donors could fix the shortage.


How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.


Companies sometimes match donations to charity. What if the government did too?