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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

    Future Perfect
    We tried to predict what would happen in 2019. Here’s what we got right and wrong.We tried to predict what would happen in 2019. Here’s what we got right and wrong.
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    We were right about the US avoiding recession and wrong about Brexit.

    By Dylan Matthews and Kelsey Piper
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    Bill Gates’s big takeaway from 2019: raise his taxesBill Gates’s big takeaway from 2019: raise his taxes
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    The world’s richest person reflects on taxing the rich.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The Nobel went to economists who changed how we help the poor. But some critics oppose their big idea.The Nobel went to economists who changed how we help the poor. But some critics oppose their big idea.
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    Randomized controlled trials and the debate over them, explained.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Human extinction would be a uniquely awful tragedy. Why don’t we act like it?Human extinction would be a uniquely awful tragedy. Why don’t we act like it?
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    How pessimism about the future affects how we think about humanity and extinction.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    A wealth tax could have unpredictable effects on politics and philanthropyA wealth tax could have unpredictable effects on politics and philanthropy
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    Taxing the rich will likely make the ultra-wealthy spend more. Here’s how that could backfire.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Denny’s is selling Beyond Burgers nowDenny’s is selling Beyond Burgers now
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    More restaurants are adding meatless “meat” offerings.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    A crucial federal program tracking dangerous diseases is shutting downA crucial federal program tracking dangerous diseases is shutting down
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    Predict, a pandemic preparedness program, thrived under Bush and Obama. Now it’s canceled.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    AI could be a disaster for humanity. A top computer scientist thinks he has the solution.AI could be a disaster for humanity. A top computer scientist thinks he has the solution.
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    Stuart Russell wrote the book on AI and is leading the fight to change how we build it.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Watch this robot solve a Rubik’s Cube one-handedWatch this robot solve a Rubik’s Cube one-handed
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    A powerful new technique lets robots learn more and handle the unexpected better.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The Nobel Prize in economics goes to 3 groundbreaking anti-poverty researchersThe Nobel Prize in economics goes to 3 groundbreaking anti-poverty researchers
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    In the last 20 years, development economics has been transformed. These researchers are the reason why.

    By Kelsey Piper