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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem.Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem.
    Future Perfect

    The Gemini image generator isn’t just suffering from a technical problem, but from a philosophical one.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Psychedelics are outperforming trauma researchers’ expectations. But why?Psychedelics are outperforming trauma researchers’ expectations. But why?
    Future Perfect

    A new study offers big clues about where psychedelics’ superpowers come from.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Maybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexiaMaybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexia
    Future Perfect

    It sounds too good to be true, but there’s serious science behind the hypothesis.

    By Sigal Samuel
    24 things we think will happen in 2024
    Future Perfect

    From Trump to Tesla, how 2024 will shake out, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    The 14 predictions that came true in 2023 — and the 7 that didn’t
    Future Perfect

    The 21 forecasts we made in 2023, revisited.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 2 more
    Aisha Nyandoro is making guaranteed income a reality in Mississippi
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Nyandoro’s program takes aim at generational poverty in Jackson, Mississippi.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Katja Grace wants you to stop thinking of AI as an arms race
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Grace argues AI researchers should slow down. They’re starting to agree with her.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Tatsuyoshi Saijo wants to be “a good ancestor”
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Inspired by “seventh-generation decision-making,” Saijo is looking to the future.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Gul Dolen wants to harness psychedelics for healing
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Dolen hopes “critical periods” created by psychedelics can help stroke patients.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Meredith Whittaker wants to keep your digital conversations private
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Whittaker, the president of Signal, is also asking hard questions about artificial intelligence.

    By Sigal Samuel