
Marina Bolotnikova
Senior Reporter, Future Perfect
Latest articles by Marina Bolotnikova

The 25 forecasts we made in 2025, revisited.

Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life.


We don’t have to accept all that death and waste for a dry, flavorless bird no one likes.

We can never prove that other animals are conscious. What do we do with that?

Meet the Future Perfect 25: On the ground.

Meet the Future Perfect 25: The Thinkers


The secretive dog experimentation industry is starting to crumble.

This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.


The conservationist used her stature to advocate for one of the most important, yet most unpopular, causes in the world.

A growing number of thinkers say factory farming can help save the planet. Are they right?