Future Perfect Archive
Archives for July 2024
Algorithms changed the classic card game for good — but is it for the better?
Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.
University scientists helped build factory farming. Now, some want to protect its “social license to operate.”
Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.
The fight to fund Gavi, the international vaccine fund, explained.
Scientists spent ages mocking panpsychism. Now, some are warming to the idea that plants, cells, and even atoms are conscious.
How a worker-driven initiative is filling in the gaps left behind by corporate social responsibility programs.
But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.
The US doesn‘t have federal heat protections. A standard would save lives. As a heat dome suffocates much of the East, it‘s becoming more apparent that we need better standards in the face of climate change.
I spent years in Africa as an epidemiologist. Here’s what I saw.