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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
    Stop romanticizing the 1990s. The data shows today is better.Stop romanticizing the 1990s. The data shows today is better.
    Future Perfect

    Nostalgia is lying to you about how good things were.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Unexplainable
    We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.
    Podcast
    Unexplainable

    Why focusing only on what’s broken blinds us to what’s fixable.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weatherThe surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weather
    Future Perfect

    Natural disasters may cost more money, but they claim far fewer lives than in decades past.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Four stories that are more important than the Epstein FilesFour stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
    Future Perfect

    The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The brain tech revolution is here — and it isn’t all Black MirrorThe brain tech revolution is here — and it isn’t all Black Mirror
    Future Perfect

    Medical devices in the brain are already making a difference for countless patients.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theaterAmerica is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater
    Future Perfect

    The end of mandatory shoe removal signals progress on airport security.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Heart attacks aren’t as fatal as they used to beHeart attacks aren’t as fatal as they used to be
    Future Perfect

    The cardiac miracles that have saved millions of American lives.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    How the largest digital camera ever made is revolutionizing our view of spaceHow the largest digital camera ever made is revolutionizing our view of space
    Future Perfect

    This new telescope lets you hold 10 million galaxies in your hand.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    5 reasons to be grateful for air conditioning5 reasons to be grateful for air conditioning
    Future Perfect

    A completely necessary climate villain.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest biasThe stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest bias
    Future Perfect

    Everyone wants to be a girl dad now.

    By Bryan Walsh