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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

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

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

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    How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

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    The 2025 Future Perfect 25
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    Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.

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    How 6 organizers are building effective global health solutions from the bottom up
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    Meet the Future Perfect 25: On the ground.

    By Bryan Walsh, Marina Bolotnikova and 3 more
    The 6 big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development
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    Meet the Future Perfect 25: The Thinkers

    By Izzie Ramirez, Sara Herschander and 4 more
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    One of the world’s most influential philanthropies is changing its name. Here’s why it matters.One of the world’s most influential philanthropies is changing its name. Here’s why it matters.
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    CEO Alexander Berger on how the funder’s second act aims to show that effective giving can scale up

    By Bryan Walsh
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    The US is still a magnet for top foreign students — for nowThe US is still a magnet for top foreign students — for now
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    New data shows foreign PhD enrollment remains steady, but the risks to America’s foreign talent pipeline are growing.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    AI is resurrecting the voices of dead famous peopleAI is resurrecting the voices of dead famous people
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    If you don’t want a synthesized AI voice outliving you, get a lawyer now.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Your washing machine is actually a time machineYour washing machine is actually a time machine
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    We’ve forgotten how radical household appliances are.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity dataThe Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data
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    The decline of one of America’s biggest health crises, in two charts.

    By Bryan Walsh
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    5 questions about the NBA’s seismic gambling indictments, answered.

    By Cameron Peters and Bryan Walsh