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…
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…
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…
Monarch migration: New York City is an unexpected butterfly haven
BROOKLYN, New York — When people imagine what nature looks like, this probably wouldn’t be it. On an…
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…
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…
Extreme weather deaths hit record lows despite climate change
From the wildfires that torched Los Angeles in January to the record-setting heat waves that cooked much of…
Why are heart attacks less deadly then they used to be
A day before my 47th birthday last month, I took the subway to Manhattan’s Upper East Side for…