Does my protein powder have lead in it?
Americans’ love affair with protein powders may slowly be poisoning them with the known neurotoxin lead. That, at…
US farmers are struggling to sell soybeans. Here’s how to think about the trade war.
Americans have a weird relationship with soy, one of the most important and widely cultivated crops in the…
Mirror life could end the world. But maybe it could also help us?
It could revolutionize human health — or it could spell our doom. It really depends on who you…
How America cut deadly city fires in half
My family lives in a heavily-trafficked part of Brooklyn, and most nights you’ll hear the occasional whine of…
Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. We can stop it.
Remember the Flint, Michigan, water crisis? The public health disaster that, at its peak, poisoned nearly 5 percent…
How people actually use ChatGPT and Claude
The year is 1956. You’re a researcher working at International Business Machines, the world’s leading tabulating machine company,…
Moral scrupulosity: How to be a good person — without ruining your life
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
Social Security retirement age: How to raise it without hurting poor people
The other day, economist Tyler Cowen made an offhand observation that took me aback a bit: that the…
The debate behind SB 53, the California bill trying to prevent AI from building nukes
When it comes to AI, as California goes, so goes the nation. The biggest state in the US…
AI forecasting tournament tried to predict 2025. It couldn’t.
Two of the smartest people I follow in the AI world recently sat down to check in on…
How Botswana nearly eliminated childhood HIV, in one chart.
Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation —…
Future Perfect mailbag: Is AI lying? And other reader questions, answered.
For the last few years, we’ve been asking Future Perfect newsletter readers what their biggest questions are. And…