The backlash to Billie Eilish’s vegan comments explains a lot about the American left (and everyone else)
Last week, in a video interview with Elle magazine, the pop star Billie Eilish was asked the following question: “What’s ...
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What’s more likely to be sentient: an ant or ChatGPT?
Sentience is hot these days. Partly because of the development of impressive new AI systems, everyone seems to be asking: ...
What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found — explained in one chart
Over the last two decades, the availability of plant-based foods has exploded.You can get a meat-free patty in your Burger ...
Can dogs be considered “persons” under the law ?
Outside the rural town of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, about 2,000 dogs await their fate in small wire cages. They are ...
The real reason all of your eggs still aren’t cage-free
Nearly half of the eggs sold in the US today come from cage-free farms. That’s an astounding turn, considering that ...
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement
The dairy industry uses cows to make two things: milk and baby cows. The milk, we know its fate. But ...
One good thing the Trump administration might actually do for science
The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, ...
Why the government really, really wants you to drink (whole) milk
After decades of declining sales, whole milk consumption has been on the upswing in recent years. Its return was crowned ...
Vox staff predictions for 2026: What to expect next year
For the seventh year in a row, the Future Perfect staff — plus assorted other experts from around Vox — ...
The 19 predictions that came true in 2025 — and the 4 that didn’t
It’s that time of year again.Every January 1, the Future Perfect team makes forecasts for the events we think will ...
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