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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

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    How chickens took over America’s dinner plates, in one chartHow chickens took over America’s dinner plates, in one chart
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    Americans eat twice as much chicken as they did in the 1970s. Why?

    By Kelsey Piper
    Future Perfect
    Don’t forget the most important vaccine statDon’t forget the most important vaccine stat
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    Everyone wants to know how well the vaccines work. But a key metric is hardly ever discussed.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Covid-19’s economic toll in the developing worldCovid-19’s economic toll in the developing world
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    The pandemic is pushing families across the developing world into poverty and hunger.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Impossible Foods’ plant-based meat just got closer to the price of regular meatImpossible Foods’ plant-based meat just got closer to the price of regular meat
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    The 20 percent price cut is part of a strategy to take plant-based meat mainstream.

    By Kelsey Piper
    We tried to predict 2020. Here’s what we got right — and so very wrong.
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    What we got right: Biden as the Democratic nominee, Brexit finally happening. What we got wrong: Trump reelected, the Supreme Court unchanged.

    By Kelsey Piper, Sigal Samuel and 1 more
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    How Californians are resorting to crowdsourcing to get their Covid-19 vaccineHow Californians are resorting to crowdsourcing to get their Covid-19 vaccine
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    California has one of the nation’s worst vaccination rollouts. Residents are crowdsourcing the info the state government should be providing.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Dear Elon Musk: Here’s how you should donate your moneyDear Elon Musk: Here’s how you should donate your money
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    The newly minted richest person in the world is asking for guidance on how to give away his money. Here’s some friendly advice.

    By Kelsey Piper and Sigal Samuel
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    Here’s how Covid-19 ranks among the worst plagues in historyHere’s how Covid-19 ranks among the worst plagues in history
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    One year ago, China announced the first Covid-19 death. Now, the disease is among the 10 deadliest pandemics in history.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Should the US hold back vaccine doses? Biden says no.Should the US hold back vaccine doses? Biden says no.
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    The US may change its current policy of holding doses in reserve for the second shot.

    By Kelsey Piper
    Our predictions for 2021, from the Biden presidency to Covid-19
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    2020 was unpredictable. But Future Perfect is going to predict 2021 anyway.

    By Kelsey Piper, Sigal Samuel and 1 more