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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

Senior Editorial Director, Future Perfect, Climate, Unexplainable and The Gray Area

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    Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in a gambling controversy. He won’t be the last.Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in a gambling controversy. He won’t be the last.
    Today, Explained newsletter

    From baseball to March Madness, how gambling is ruining sports.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Climate
    Japan’s cherry blossoms are a marker of natural time — and how climate change is altering itJapan’s cherry blossoms are a marker of natural time — and how climate change is altering it
    Climate

    The age-old Japanese tradition of hanami has become a harbinger of change.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Today, Explained newsletter
    With new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong KongWith new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong Kong
    Today, Explained newsletter

    21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Taylor Swift, the NFL, and two routes to cultural dominanceTaylor Swift, the NFL, and two routes to cultural dominance
    Today, Explained newsletter

    An extra-super Super Bowl is in store.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
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    Will democracy survive it?

    By Bryan Walsh
    24 things we think will happen in 2024
    Future Perfect

    From Trump to Tesla, how 2024 will shake out, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    The 14 predictions that came true in 2023 — and the 7 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 21 forecasts we made in 2023, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    The 10 most read Future Perfect stories of 2023
    Future Perfect

    The case against pets, what Oppenheimer got wrong, and the magic of meditation.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into beingQubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being
    Future Perfect

    The quantum computing industry has a road map to the future — but can it reach its destination?

    By Bryan Walsh
    Christopher Fuchs is revolutionizing how we understand our quantum reality
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The physicist and co-founder of the QBism theory is shaking up his field.

    By Bryan Walsh