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Bryan Walsh

Bryan Walsh

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

    Latest articles by Bryan Walsh

    Future Perfect
    The 10 most read stories on Future Perfect in 2025The 10 most read stories on Future Perfect in 2025
    Future Perfect

    De-extinction, drinking, and a whole new thing that could end the world.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    2025 felt like a disaster — but the numbers tell a very different story2025 felt like a disaster — but the numbers tell a very different story
    Future Perfect

    From a CRISPR baby to a closing ozone hole, 5 actually good things from 2025.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The Case for Growth
    We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
    The Case for Growth

    What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?

    By Bryan Walsh
    The Case for Growth
    Breaking free of zero-sum thinking will make America a wealthier countryBreaking free of zero-sum thinking will make America a wealthier country
    The Case for Growth

    The affordability crisis is a growth crisis.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    A shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyoneA shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyone
    Future Perfect

    One of humanity’s biggest achievements may be slipping away.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The global decline in murder, explained in one chartThe global decline in murder, explained in one chart
    Future Perfect

    The world is aging out of killing one another.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The Highlight
    Why peanut butter is back on the kids’ menuWhy peanut butter is back on the kids’ menu
    The Highlight

    How doctors learned to stop childhood food allergies.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The 2025 Future Perfect 25
    Future Perfect

    Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.

    By Bryan Walsh
    How 6 organizers are building effective global health solutions from the bottom up
    Future Perfect

    Meet the Future Perfect 25: On the ground.

    By Bryan Walsh, Marina Bolotnikova and 3 more
    The 6 big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development
    Future Perfect

    Meet the Future Perfect 25: The Thinkers

    By Izzie Ramirez, Sara Herschander and 4 more