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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

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

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

    The 14 predictions that came true in 2023 — and the 7 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 21 forecasts we made in 2023, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    The 10 most read Future Perfect stories of 2023
    Future Perfect

    The case against pets, what Oppenheimer got wrong, and the magic of meditation.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into beingQubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being
    Future Perfect

    The quantum computing industry has a road map to the future — but can it reach its destination?

    By Bryan Walsh
    Christopher Fuchs is revolutionizing how we understand our quantum reality
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The physicist and co-founder of the QBism theory is shaking up his field.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Jerry Chow wants to make quantum computers you can actually count on
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    A reliable quantum computer system could unleash truly amazing technological progress, as long as the engineers can get it to work.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Alec Stapp and Caleb Watney have a plan for national progress
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The co-founders and co-CEOs of the Institute for Progress want to kick-start America’s innovation engine.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Azeem Azhar is drawing a road map to a better future
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The technologist and author is providing a guide to a world changing at an exponential rate

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The world’s largest child displacement crisis is in SudanThe world’s largest child displacement crisis is in Sudan
    Future Perfect

    While attention is rightly focused on the catastrophe in Gaza, millions elsewhere are suffering — and the world doesn’t seem to care.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Why I let an AI chatbot train on my bookWhy I let an AI chatbot train on my book
    Future Perfect

    The battle over how large language models can use published works is just beginning. Copyright law isn’t ready.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Human progress has come at the expense of animals. It doesn’t have to.Human progress has come at the expense of animals. It doesn’t have to.
    Future Perfect

    Add in the extreme suffering of tens of billions of farmed animals, and suddenly the world looks like a much darker place.

    By Bryan Walsh