Dylan Matthews
Vox
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Dylan:
LK-99, the would-be “room temperature superconductor,” explained
The superconductor frenzy, explained. → Read More
The AI rules that US policymakers are considering, explained
ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other tools are forcing Biden and Congress to take AI seriously. → Read More
How "windfall profits" from AI companies could fund a universal basic income
Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Will they share the wealth? → Read More
AI is supposedly the new nuclear weapons — but how similar are they, really?
What the history of nuclear arms can — and can’t — tell us about the future of AI. → Read More
The epic story of our best malaria drug
How the Vietnam War and ancient Chinese medicine led to a malaria treatment. → Read More
Starbucks and Amazon wins don’t mean labor unions are making a comeback
Unions won’t come back without fundamental changes to bargaining. → Read More
What’s in the debt ceiling deal, and why it matters, explained
How the legislation to avert an economic crisis would affect student loans, food aid, the IRS, and more. → Read More
Biden and McCarthy’s budget deal to lift the debt ceiling, explained
The drama isn’t over yet. To end the threat of the default, the bill needs to make it through Congress. → Read More
What you need to know about the debt ceiling crisis
The debt ceiling, also called the debt limit, is a cap on the total amount of money that the United States can borrow to fund the federal government. → Read More
The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden’s climate policies
Why an ex-Biden official is "deeply disappointed" in his Buy American policies. → Read More
9 questions about the debt ceiling, answered
What is the debt ceiling? What happens if the US breaches it? And other questions you were too embarrassed to ask. → Read More
Why Joe Biden won’t negotiate on the debt ceiling
The budget and debt ceiling are separate issues. Biden will budge on one of them. → Read More
The blithe cruelty of the GOP push for Medicaid work requirements
Some more people might get jobs. What about those who don’t? → Read More
The US foreign aid budget could do a lot more good. This House bill wants to force it to.
The bipartisan Fostering Innovation in Global Development Act would promote foreign aid programs with a rigorous evidence base. → Read More
Seattle may have figured out how to get more poor people into better housing
An experiment from Raj Chetty and co-authors suggests that “navigators” could make accessing housing vouchers much easier. → Read More
Why the Silicon Valley Bank collapse couldn’t have happened in this one state
Don’t want to lose your bank deposits? Simple: Bank in Massachusetts. → Read More
How you (yes, you!) can actually use AI to make your work better
How Ethan and Lilach Mollick learned to stop worrying and start automating their jobs. → Read More
Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it
We can break the cycle of negativity bias in the media and get a more balanced view of the world. → Read More
Why even brilliant scholars misunderstand poverty in America
Housing expert Matthew Desmond argues poverty has stagnated in America, but misses something big. → Read More
Some Democrats don’t want Biden to run again. Here’s why they’re wrong.
He’s already the president and he’s pretty good at it. → Read More