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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
    OpenAI’s Sora 2 is an unholy abominationOpenAI’s Sora 2 is an unholy abomination
    Future Perfect

    The age of AI slop is upon us.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    How America cut deadly city fires in halfHow America cut deadly city fires in half
    Future Perfect

    The major decline in city fires, explained in two charts.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPodsThe accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPods
    Future Perfect

    The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Is this the “sickest generation” in American history? Not even close.Is this the “sickest generation” in American history? Not even close.
    Future Perfect

    How MAHA gets American history wrong.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    How Ireland wrote the modern story of progressHow Ireland wrote the modern story of progress
    Future Perfect

    Few countries better exemplify how life has actually improved.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The decline of drinking, explained in one chartThe decline of drinking, explained in one chart
    Future Perfect

    Science says that even moderate drinking is bad for you — and Americans are listening.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Stop romanticizing the 1990s. The data shows today is better.Stop romanticizing the 1990s. The data shows today is better.
    Future Perfect

    Nostalgia is lying to you about how good things were.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Unexplainable
    We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.
    Podcast
    Unexplainable

    Why focusing only on what’s broken blinds us to what’s fixable.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weatherThe surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weather
    Future Perfect

    Natural disasters may cost more money, but they claim far fewer lives than in decades past.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Four stories that are more important than the Epstein FilesFour stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
    Future Perfect

    The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.

    By Bryan Walsh