Future Perfect
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Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.
The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...
Both parties just approved billions for lifesaving aid abroad. Will Trump actually spend it?
Your pet fish — or bird, or hamster — is probably miserable.
The most important AI story of the year (so far), explained.
Inside the unprecedented early return from the International Space Station.
The internet will do anything for baby animals — except the hard stuff.
America’s slaughterhouses could become even more dangerous for workers and animals.
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.
Around the world, energy is becoming abundant — there’s just one problem.
A psychiatrist explains why Internal Family Systems is having a moment, despite its lack of evidence.
Cows are draining the Colorado River.
The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.
Why so many people are obsessed with Internal Family Systems, even though its claims are dubious.
Don’t let AI steal your heart — or your money.
Yes, really.
How a small innovation lab resurrected itself.
We’re finally making progress toward a universal flu vaccine.
The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.
The decline of burglary and robbery, explained.
The surprising impact of better-designed public housing.
An exclusive investigation uncovers the hidden suffering behind the pet bird industry.
Washington’s obsession with dairy didn’t start with RFK Jr.
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
AI agents populated their own social network. Then they started a religion.
When “pro-life” foreign aid hurts women and children the most.
What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.
The Doomsday Clock is keeping time for a world that no longer exists.
Anthropic’s philosopher, Amanda Askell, reveals what went into the chatbot’s moral education.
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?
This undersung service saves Americans $3.1 billion every year. Why aren’t we funding them more?
What if researchers didn’t have to start from scratch every time?
Ugliness has more to do with the housing crisis than you think.
How public opinion on crowdfunding soured, explained in one chart.
The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.
Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.
The AI coworker is making tech people lose their minds. Here’s what it actually is.
Here’s what ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t.
A system built to stop government from doing harm stopped it from doing anything.