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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

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

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

    Good News
    How commerce became our most powerful tool against global povertyHow commerce became our most powerful tool against global poverty
    Good News

    The inconvenient truth about trade.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The self-inflicted death of American science has already begunThe self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
    Future Perfect

    Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?
    Future Perfect

    Dementia has long resisted treatment. But one answer could be surprisingly simple.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The best reason to be hopeful about the world, in one chartThe best reason to be hopeful about the world, in one chart
    Future Perfect

    Fewer children are dying than ever — but we can’t let progress stop.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.
    Future Perfect

    The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
    The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?
    Podcast
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.
    Future Perfect

    From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
    Future Perfect

    How a new asteroid showed Earth’s planetary defense system at work.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    We’re all drawn to bad news. Here’s how to fight it.We’re all drawn to bad news. Here’s how to fight it.
    Future Perfect

    Relentless negativity won’t build a better world.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Politics
    What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?
    Politics

    What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.

    By Bryan Walsh