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Finding the best ways to do good. Check out our 2024 Future Perfect list, which presents the 50 thinkers, scientists, activists, and scholars who are working to build a more positive future.
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It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
An intervention to reduce child mortality may accelerate drug resistance.
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America, before and after vaccines.
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Optimism, not despair, is the way to inspire kids to help the future.
Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.
How “earn to give” harnesses the engine of capitalism to altruistic ends.
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The growing chasm in American meat consumption, explained.
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