Dylan Matthews
Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer
Latest articles by Dylan Matthews
The wishful thinking behind the search for alien life.
Can insects become a big part of humanity’s diet? Should they?
The epic tale of how Pentagon officials and Blink-182’s guitarist helped take UFO videos mainstream.
To defeat the next pandemic, the world needs year-round facilities pumping out vaccines for threats old and new.
A conversation with writer Julia Galef on how to think less like a soldier and more like a scout.
I looked for a country that got the economic response to Covid-19 right. I found the US.
The Covid-19 crisis led to more generous unemployment benefits. Ron Wyden wants to keep them that way — for good.
Should humans care whether creatures live good lives, even in the forests or jungles? A group of philosophers and scientists has an unorthodox answer.
A new study finds people who got Medicaid as children were less likely to die young, and more likely to be employed.
The first war on poverty cut it in half. Joe Biden could do it again.