Will you be able to get a COVID shot this fall?

An expert digs into what to make of the recent COVID vaccine guidance changes—and whether you will be eligible for a shot this fall.

Boston University • futurity
June 10, 2025 ~12 min

What you should know about the debate over flouride

Fluoride in drinking water has become a highly charged topic. An expert digs into the debate.

Daryl Lovell-Syracuse • futurity
May 28, 2025 ~6 min


Money from food companies could make what you eat safer

Additional resources would enable the FDA to better monitor our food supply and keep unsafe ingredients out of it.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
April 30, 2025 ~9 min

How government transparency saves lives

"Transparency isn't just beneficial in theory—it has real-world impacts that save lives."

Shelly Leachman-UCSB • futurity
April 8, 2025 ~6 min

Legal loophole lets unsafe ingredients get into US foods

"There are now hundreds, if not thousands, of substances added to our foods for which the true safety data are unknown..."

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Aug. 12, 2024 ~9 min

What are the risks and upsides for AI in government review?

Catherine Sharkey explains how artificial intelligence is being used to tackle the arduous work of keeping our federal agencies in check.

Emily Rosenthal-NYU • futurity
Dec. 27, 2023 ~9 min

Should a federal agency govern artificial intelligence?

A majority of computer science experts at top US research universities want a new federal agency or global organization to govern AI.

Wendy S. Loughlin - Syracuse U. • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~4 min

State revenue collection diverged in 20th century

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~9 min


There’s ‘clear evidence’ of bias in past US state spending

New research shows a direct link between constituent race, class, and immigration status and US state spending between 1921 and 1961.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Americans’ civics knowledge has dipped again

Less than half of Americans could name the three branches of United States government in a recent survey on civics knowledge.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Sept. 13, 2022 ~12 min

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