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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 Doomsday Clock is running out of timeThe Doomsday Clock is running out of time
    Future Perfect

    Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    There are no “acts of God” anymoreThere are no “acts of God” anymore
    Future Perfect

    The Los Angeles wildfires show the influence of humanity in the world — and our inability to control it.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Explain It to Me
    Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”
    Explain It to Me

    The science behind why we think the past was better than the present.

    By Bryan Walsh
    25 things we think will happen in 2025
    Future Perfect

    From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Dylan Matthews, Bryan Walsh and 4 more
    The 14 predictions that came true in 2024 — and the 10 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 24 forecasts we made in 2024, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    Future Perfect
    9 actually good things that happened in 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024
    Future Perfect

    It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The 10(ish) most read Future Perfect stories of 2024The 10(ish) most read Future Perfect stories of 2024
    Future Perfect

    Why young people are getting cancer, problems with OpenAI, and the little intelligence agency that could.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The drone hysteria is a glimpse of the futureThe drone hysteria is a glimpse of the future
    Future Perfect

    Thousands of people were convinced they were seeing drone swarms. Get used to it.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The 2024 Future Perfect 50The 2024 Future Perfect 50
    Future Perfect

    Welcome to our third annual celebration of the thinkers, innovators, and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place.

    By Bryan Walsh and Izzie Ramirez
    How Christopher Nolan made the threat of nuclear extinction feel real
    Future Perfect

    The “Oppenheimer” director built his career on making audiences confront humanity’s darkest possibilities.

    By Bryan Walsh