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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

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

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

    The Highlight
    We’re discovering new species faster than ever — and it might be our best chance to save themWe’re discovering new species faster than ever — and it might be our best chance to save them
    The Highlight

    How scientists (and the rest of us) are finding 16,000 new species a month.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The man who bet against humanity — and lostThe man who bet against humanity — and lost
    Future Perfect

    Paul Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve thanks to overpopulation. Here’s what actually happened.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pumpThe pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pump
    Future Perfect

    4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    150 years ago, nine words changed the world150 years ago, nine words changed the world
    Future Perfect

    Why the telephone is the most important technology you’ve stopped thinking about.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a yearThe AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year
    Future Perfect

    AI is already a weapon of mass fraud.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    These reforms could transform criminal justice for people — and they cost almost nothingThese reforms could transform criminal justice for people — and they cost almost nothing
    Future Perfect

    Crime is falling to historic lows. This economist knows how to make it plunge even faster.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The Pentagon’s battle with Anthropic is really a war over who controls AIThe Pentagon’s battle with Anthropic is really a war over who controls AI
    Future Perfect

    The most important AI story of the year (so far), explained.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The Highlight
    The forgotten hero who helped eradicate one of humanity’s oldest killersThe forgotten hero who helped eradicate one of humanity’s oldest killers
    The Highlight

    William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
    Future Perfect

    The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    A world without flu is possibleA world without flu is possible
    Future Perfect

    We’re finally making progress toward a universal flu vaccine.

    By Bryan Walsh