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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
    Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.
    Future Perfect

    The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.

    By Bryan Walsh
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
    The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?
    Podcast
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.
    Future Perfect

    From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
    Future Perfect

    How a new asteroid showed Earth’s planetary defense system at work.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    We’re all drawn to bad news. Here’s how to fight it.We’re all drawn to bad news. Here’s how to fight it.
    Future Perfect

    Relentless negativity won’t build a better world.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Politics
    What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?
    Politics

    What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    The Doomsday Clock is running out of timeThe Doomsday Clock is running out of time
    Future Perfect

    Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?

    By Bryan Walsh
    Future Perfect
    There are no “acts of God” anymoreThere are no “acts of God” anymore
    Future Perfect

    The Los Angeles wildfires show the influence of humanity in the world — and our inability to control it.

    By Bryan Walsh
    Explain It to Me
    Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”
    Explain It to Me

    The science behind why we think the past was better than the present.

    By Bryan Walsh
    25 things we think will happen in 2025
    Future Perfect

    From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Dylan Matthews, Bryan Walsh and 4 more