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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
    Future Perfect

    Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    The obscure federal intelligence bureau that got Vietnam, Iraq, and Ukraine right
    Future Perfect

    INR is “almost always right.” How come nobody has heard of it?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?People bet on sports. Why not on anything else?
    Future Perfect

    Who killed the prediction market?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Climate
    Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?
    Climate

    Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Pig kidney transplants are cool. They shouldn’t be necessary.Pig kidney transplants are cool. They shouldn’t be necessary.
    Future Perfect

    We eat pigs. Do we need them to process our urine too?

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chartThe breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chart
    Future Perfect

    It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?
    Future Perfect

    Giving a kidney saves a life. Paying donors could fix the shortage.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a better way.The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a better way.
    Future Perfect

    Companies sometimes match donations to charity. What if the government did too?

    By Dylan Matthews
    How AI could explode the economy
    Future Perfect

    And how it could fizzle.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.
    Future Perfect

    Major reform on how the US gives money to other countries is breezing through the House with bipartisan support.

    By Dylan Matthews

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