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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for May 2024

What if you could have a panic attack, but for joy?
Future Perfect

Mindfulness is one thing. Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.

By Oshan Jarow
It shouldn’t be so hard to live near your friends
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Americans are more socially isolated than ever. Here’s how we can reconnect.

By Zoë Bernard
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How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three chartsHow the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts
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Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.

By Sam Delgado
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Should humans get their own geologic era?Should humans get their own geologic era?
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The debate over the Anthropocene epoch, explained.

By Laura Bult
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No one wants to think about pandemics. But bird flu doesn’t care.No one wants to think about pandemics. But bird flu doesn’t care.
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A pandemic response that amounts to hoping and praying isn’t nearly enough.

By Kelsey Piper
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What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?
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A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.

By Dylan Scott
How rioting farmers unraveled Europe’s ambitious climate plan
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Road-clogging, manure-dumping farmers reveal the paradox at the heart of EU agriculture.

By Jan Dutkiewicz
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Philosophers are studying Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?”Philosophers are studying Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?”
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In which philosophy tries to understand how normal people think about morality.

By Sigal Samuel

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