Majority say they’ll pay for climate action, if the plan’s right

A new study shows international support for simple funding plans to amend climate policy to address climate change, even if the costs are high.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 28, 2020 ~8 min

Will food prices keep rising during the pandemic?

An expert breaks down how the pandemic has affected the food system, from restaurants struggling to get by to spiking food prices.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 24, 2020 ~6 min


Will food prices keep rising during the pandemic?

An expert breaks down how the pandemic has affected the food system, from restaurants struggling to get by to spiking food prices.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 24, 2020 ~6 min

Tool reveals top spenders on Facebook political ads

A newly developed tool aims to make spending on political ads on Facebook much more transparent in the run up to election 2020.

Karl Greenberg-NYU • futurity
Sept. 23, 2020 ~7 min

Tool reveals top spenders on Facebook political ads

A newly developed tool aims to make spending on political ads on Facebook much more transparent in the run up to election 2020.

Karl Greenberg-NYU • futurity
Sept. 23, 2020 ~7 min

More than 25% of Americans face depression during COVID

One in four American adults is now likely to be experiencing symptoms of depression, a threefold increase from last year.

Michelle Samuels-Boston U. • futurity
Sept. 3, 2020 ~5 min

‘Underwater’ mortgages sap earnings and mobility

New big-data research connects "underwater" mortgages from the 2007-08 recession with people's stagnant earnings and inability to move.

Chuck Finder-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 1, 2020 ~8 min

Simple nudge gets more people to start retirement nest egg

Motivating people to save for retirement isn't easy, but when it comes to planning, "the simpler, the better," a new study confirms.

Stanford • futurity
Aug. 28, 2020 ~8 min


Will unsellable houses leave older homeowners high and dry?

A new study undermines the classic "big promise" for older homeowners, that a house, after it is paid off, can sell for a retirement nest egg.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 17, 2020 ~8 min

COVID-19 makes US housing crisis even worse

One in seven people in the US say they worry about paying rent. An expert digs in to how COVID-19 has made the housing crisis worse, and how to fix it.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Aug. 10, 2020 ~9 min

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