How death is changing in the United States

The rituals around death have been changing in the US, particularly since September 11, 2001, an anthropologist explains in this podcast episode.

U. Chicago • futurity
June 13, 2022 ~3 min

What’s up with the American economy right now?

While it's hard to predict where the US economy is headed, economist Laurence Ball says that he's "getting kind of nervous."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
June 13, 2022 ~6 min


How factory robots lead to human deaths

Robots replacing people on factory floors may lead to more "deaths of despair" among working-age adults in the US, new research shows.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 7, 2022 ~7 min

How factory robots lead to human deaths

Robots replacing people on factory floors may lead to more "deaths of despair" among working-age adults in the US, new research shows.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 7, 2022 ~7 min

NFT explosion: Why are people buying digital art?

Built on the same technology as Bitcoin, NFTs have been a hot topic in 2021. Let experts explain the technology's wild rise.

U. Zurich • futurity
Dec. 15, 2021 ~11 min

America is more liberal than 50 years ago, but politics mask the shift

Americans are more liberal than they were in the 1970s. But static views on a few hot-button issues may obscure the trend, researchers report.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Dec. 9, 2021 ~5 min

Gun violence rose 30% during the pandemic

New research documents a surge in US gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The pandemic has yielded harmful ripple effects that need to be addressed."

Barbara Schindo-Penn State • futurity
Oct. 25, 2021 ~5 min

Educated moms are more often having child outside marriage

College-educated women are much more likely than ever before to have a first child outside of marriage, research finds.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 9, 2021 ~5 min


Why TikTok is poised to change how we speak

Linguist Nicole Holliday discusses the power of TikTok to change how we speak and the influence of youth and coolness on language trends.

Kristina García-Penn • futurity
Sept. 7, 2021 ~10 min

Why TikTok is poised to change how we speak

Linguist Nicole Holliday discusses the power of TikTok to change how we speak and the influence of youth and coolness on language trends.

Kristina García-Penn • futurity
Sept. 7, 2021 ~10 min

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