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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    Your brain may not be private much longerYour brain may not be private much longer
    Future Perfect

    Neurotechnology is upon us. Your brain urgently needs new rights.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There’s an obvious solution to that.Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There’s an obvious solution to that.
    Future Perfect

    New experiments show the power of giving cash right before extreme weather strikes.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.
    Future Perfect

    Biden’s new Welcome Corps program offers an amazing opportunity to do good.

    By Sigal Samuel
    You may be thinking about animals all wrong (even if you’re an animal lover)
    The Highlight

    Philosopher Martha Nussbaum says humans should grant equal rights to animals, even in the wild. Is she right?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    How to reform effective altruism after Sam Bankman-FriedHow to reform effective altruism after Sam Bankman-Fried
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    Holden Karnofsky, seen as a leader in EA, shares his thoughts on the movement’s future.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    23 things we think will happen in 202323 things we think will happen in 2023
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    Will Biden and Trump remain the frontrunners? Will Putin remain in charge of Russia? Will China start a war? These and other forecasts of the year to come.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    22 predictions we made in 2022, and the 6 we got wrong
    Future Perfect

    Plus a couple that are halfway in between.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
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    Lots of bad science still gets published. Here’s how we can change that.Lots of bad science still gets published. Here’s how we can change that.
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    A new project aims to tackle the “replication crisis” by shifting incentives among scientists.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Poor countries are developing a new paradigm of mental health care. America is taking note.
    The Highlight

    This is what the future of mental health could look like.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Effective altruism gave rise to Sam Bankman-Fried. Now it’s facing a moral reckoning.Effective altruism gave rise to Sam Bankman-Fried. Now it’s facing a moral reckoning.
    Future Perfect

    Here are 6 questions the intellectual movement needs to grapple with after the crypto billionaire’s fall.

    By Sigal Samuel