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Dylan Matthews

Dylan Matthews

Former Senior Correspondent and Lead Writer

    Latest articles by Dylan Matthews

    24 things we think will happen in 2024
    Future Perfect

    From Trump to Tesla, how 2024 will shake out, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    The 14 predictions that came true in 2023 — and the 7 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 21 forecasts we made in 2023, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    Future Perfect
    Tuberculosis kills more people than malaria or HIV. Why haven’t we found a vaccine?Tuberculosis kills more people than malaria or HIV. Why haven’t we found a vaccine?
    Future Perfect

    Volunteers could speed up the race for a cure that works for adults as well as children.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Future Perfect
    The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experimentThe first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment
    Future Perfect

    Money always helps, but for the very poor, one lump sum can last a long time.

    By Dylan Matthews
    What Henry Kissinger wrought
    Politics

    One of America’s most important statesmen gave the world a series of diplomatic breakthroughs, and hundreds of thousands of bodies.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Christine Parthemore is training a generation to tackle a world of interlocking threats
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks wants us to be better prepared for overlapping existential risks.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Joey Savoie and Karolina Sarek want to help you make the world a better place
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    It can be hard to start a nonprofit. Savoie and Sarek are trying to make it easier.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Lant Pritchett wants rich countries to let the people come
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Pritchett is advocating for immigration reform and thinking big about global development economics.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Paul Christiano and Beth Barnes are trying to make advanced AI honest, and safe
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Christiano and Barnes have helped mainstream concerns about AI misalignment.

    By Dylan Matthews
    Nikki Teran wants to stop the next pandemic
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Teran worries the government isn’t doing enough to address biosecurity risks. She’s pushing to change that.

    By Dylan Matthews