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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
    Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of warWhy we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war
    Future Perfect

    Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Good News
    Something remarkable is happening with violent crime rates in the USSomething remarkable is happening with violent crime rates in the US
    Good News

    Americans remained scared of violent crime. The numbers tell a different story.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Good News
    How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deathsHow the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths
    Good News

    The record drop in drug overdose deaths, briefly explained.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Americans are dying younger. 5 science-based tips could reverse the trend.Americans are dying younger. 5 science-based tips could reverse the trend.
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    How to live longer — and healthier.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The life-or-death case for self-driving carsThe life-or-death case for self-driving cars
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    Sorry, a robot is probably a safer driver than most humans.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    5 ways we’re making progress on climate change5 ways we’re making progress on climate change
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    The good news about global warming.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Good News
    How commerce became our most powerful tool against global povertyHow commerce became our most powerful tool against global poverty
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    The inconvenient truth about trade.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The self-inflicted death of American science has already begunThe self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
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    Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

    By Bryan Walsh
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    Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?
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    Dementia has long resisted treatment. But one answer could be surprisingly simple.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The best reason to be hopeful about the world, in one chartThe best reason to be hopeful about the world, in one chart
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    Fewer children are dying than ever — but we can’t let progress stop.

    By Bryan Walsh