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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    Future Perfect
    Geoengineering is a last-ditch option to stall global warming — and it’s getting a first testGeoengineering is a last-ditch option to stall global warming — and it’s getting a first test
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    Harvard researchers want to see what adding calcium carbonate could do to the stratosphere.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    How to pick a career that countsHow to pick a career that counts
    Podcast
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    A simple guide to choosing a career where you can make an impact.

    By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
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    The tragedy of Michael Bloomberg’s latest act of mega-philanthropyThe tragedy of Michael Bloomberg’s latest act of mega-philanthropy
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    For the love of God, if you have $1.8 billion to donate, don’t give it to your alma mater.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    The Journal of Controversial Ideas is already, well, controversial. Here’s a founder’s defense.The Journal of Controversial Ideas is already, well, controversial. Here’s a founder’s defense.
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    Francesca Minerva explains how death threats for an article about abortion led to the journal’s creation.

    By Dylan Matthews
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    How pesticide bans can prevent tens of thousands of suicides a yearHow pesticide bans can prevent tens of thousands of suicides a year
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    After Sri Lanka passed bans on lethal varieties of pesticide, suicides fell by half.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Michael Avenatti has been arrested on a domestic violence chargeMichael Avenatti has been arrested on a domestic violence charge
    Politics

    The attorney rose to prominence by painting himself as a champion of women.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States
    There’s roughly one gun for every person in AmericaThere’s roughly one gun for every person in America
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States

    That’s a lot of guns!

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States
    Gun crime is more prevalent in the US than in other rich countriesGun crime is more prevalent in the US than in other rich countries
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States

    It’s a unique problem.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States
    Gun homicides (like all homicides) are down from the 1980s/1990sGun homicides (like all homicides) are down from the 1980s/1990s
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States

    It’s really a lot better than it was.

    By Dylan Matthews
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States
    Places with more guns have more homicidesPlaces with more guns have more homicides
    11 facts about gun violence in the United States

    The relationship is real.

    By Dylan Matthews

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