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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for May 2024

Technology
This article is OpenAI training dataThis article is OpenAI training data
Technology

AI is holding the internet hostage — and media is no exception.

By Bryan Walsh
Big Milk has taken over American schools
Future Perfect

How centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about dairy and nutrition.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate
The bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancyThe bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancy
Climate

Exposure to salty water can rob women of their reproductive organs and pregnancies.

By Mahadi Al Hasnat and Zoya Teirstein
Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis 
Climate

How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.

By Paige Vega
Climate
Heat waves increase the number of risky, premature birthsHeat waves increase the number of risky, premature births
Climate

Extreme heat is dangerous when you’re pregnant — particularly for those in underrepresented communities.

By Virginia Gewin
Climate
Why pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malariaWhy pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malaria
Climate

How to protect mothers and babies as warming temperatures expand the risk of contracting the disease.

By Zoya Teirstein
Housing
A new strategy to house homeless peopleA new strategy to house homeless people
Housing

To clear tent encampments in cities, some leaders urge a focus beyond shelters.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The obscure federal intelligence bureau that got Vietnam, Iraq, and Ukraine right
Future Perfect

INR is “almost always right.” How come nobody has heard of it?

By Dylan Matthews
Future Perfect
People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?
Future Perfect

Who killed the prediction market?

By Dylan Matthews
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
Future Perfect

Has Sam Altman told the truth about OpenAI’s NDA scandal?

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
The double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voiceThe double sexism of ChatGPT’s flirty “Her” voice
Future Perfect

Is OpenAI gaslighting Scarlett Johansson?

By Sigal Samuel
Dopamine, explained
Future Perfect

Dopamine detoxing, hacking, and fasting: Is any of it real?

By Celia Ford
Future Perfect
How worried should we be about Russia putting a nuke in space?How worried should we be about Russia putting a nuke in space?
Future Perfect

It’s not there yet — but we should be concerned.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explainedThe misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained
Future Perfect

And how to measure fuel economy better.

By David Zipper
Future Perfect
“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded
Future Perfect

Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

By Sigal Samuel