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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

Senior Editorial Director, Future Perfect, Climate, Unexplainable and The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

    Future Perfect
    The system failed us. We’ll still miss it when it’s gone.The system failed us. We’ll still miss it when it’s gone.
    Future Perfect

    America voted for chaos — but we don’t know what real chaos is. Yet.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    How progress creates its own obstaclesHow progress creates its own obstacles
    Future Perfect

    The world really is getting better. So why don’t people believe it?

    By Bryan Walsh
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Paris reminded us why we love the OlympicsParis reminded us why we love the Olympics
    Today, Explained newsletter

    Paris hosted a great Olympics. That’ll probably be the exception going forward.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?Is there an AI bubble — and is it about to pop?
    Future Perfect

    The bill may be coming due for Silicon Valley’s huge investment in AI.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Sports
    The good, the bad, and the weird of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremonyThe good, the bad, and the weird of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
    Sports

    Four winners and six losers from the day.

    By Alex Abad-Santos and Bryan Walsh
    2024 Elections
    “What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out“What was not a race yesterday is a race today”: David Axelrod on Biden dropping out
    2024 Elections

    What a fresh face might mean for the November presidential election.

    By Sean Rameswaram and Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to itIt’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it
    Future Perfect

    The world population could peak in your lifetime.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.
    Today, Explained newsletter

    If the stakes of the 2024 election are as great as the party says, there’s no excuse for inaction.

    By Bryan Walsh
    10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
    Future Perfect

    Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    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