/r/Futurology - top ten submissions for each month of 2022

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2022, December
New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarett...
79390 New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarett...
Nearly half of Americans age 18 to 29 are livin...
70334 Nearly half of Americans age 18 to 29 are livin...
Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in p...
50065 Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in p...
Gen Zers are taking on more debt, roommates, an...
49775 Gen Zers are taking on more debt, roommates, an...
TikTok admits to spying on U.S. users as effort...
48145 TikTok admits to spying on U.S. users as effort...
We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Bab...
45011 We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Bab...
Scientists Create a Vaccine Against Fentanyl
33230 Scientists Create a Vaccine Against Fentanyl
Children born today will see literally thousand...
26719 Children born today will see literally thousand...
France given go-ahead to abolish internal fligh...
26562 France given go-ahead to abolish internal fligh...
ArtStation artists stage mass protest against A...
23118 ArtStation artists stage mass protest against A...
2022, November
The world's baby shortfall is so bad that the l...
43448 The world's baby shortfall is so bad that the l...
France has made it law that all car parks must ...
42189 France has made it law that all car parks must ...
Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses - Companie...
30197 Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses - Companie...
The European Central Bank says bitcoin is on â€...
25496 The European Central Bank says bitcoin is on â€...
The Age of Progress Is Becoming the Age of Regr...
25157 The Age of Progress Is Becoming the Age of Regr...
There are now 8 billion of us — but soon we'l...
24418 There are now 8 billion of us — but soon we'l...
Young Australians Just Won a Human Rights Case ...
23492 Young Australians Just Won a Human Rights Case ...
Unilever is planning a dairy ice cream that use...
22737 Unilever is planning a dairy ice cream that use...
Mercedes Makes Better Performance a $1,200 Subs...
21896 Mercedes Makes Better Performance a $1,200 Subs...
New CRISPR cancer treatment tested in humans fo...
20576 New CRISPR cancer treatment tested in humans fo...
2022, October
Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study say...
54542 Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study say...
The Great People Shortage is coming — and it'...
44069 The Great People Shortage is coming — and it'...
Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weapo...
42280 Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weapo...
American Christianity Is on a Path Toward Being...
39276 American Christianity Is on a Path Toward Being...
Scientists outlined one of the main problems if...
36491 Scientists outlined one of the main problems if...
This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian...
29430 This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian...
Engineers from UNSW Sydney have successfully co...
28108 Engineers from UNSW Sydney have successfully co...
'Our patients aren't dead': Inside the freezing...
28086 'Our patients aren't dead': Inside the freezing...
Our Civilization Is Hitting A Dead End Because ...
26150 Our Civilization Is Hitting A Dead End Because ...
The EU's Digital Services Act, due to become la...
25634 The EU's Digital Services Act, due to become la...
2022, September
Christianity in the U.S. is quickly shrinking a...
79546 Christianity in the U.S. is quickly shrinking a...
Connecticut to Require Schools to Teach Climate...
53666 Connecticut to Require Schools to Teach Climate...
Bikes, Not Self Driving Cars, Are The Technolog...
51432 Bikes, Not Self Driving Cars, Are The Technolog...
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Aw...
46000 Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Aw...
A Dutch NGO that has cleaned up 1/1000th of the...
45312 A Dutch NGO that has cleaned up 1/1000th of the...
White House Bans Paywalls on Taxpayer-Funded Re...
40787 White House Bans Paywalls on Taxpayer-Funded Re...
China drops Russia from its plans for the Inter...
35916 China drops Russia from its plans for the Inter...
U.S. Navy Says All UFO Videos Classified, Relea...
32859 U.S. Navy Says All UFO Videos Classified, Relea...
US bans ‘advanced tech’ firms from building...
31636 US bans ‘advanced tech’ firms from building...
Princeton will cover all tuition costs for most...
26443 Princeton will cover all tuition costs for most...
2022, August
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars...
44692 California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars...
"Mars is irrelevant to us now. We should of cou...
38560 "Mars is irrelevant to us now. We should of cou...
An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a St...
31814 An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a St...
An MIT Professor says the Carbon Capture provis...
28192 An MIT Professor says the Carbon Capture provis...
AI detects 20,000 hidden taxable swimming pools...
27113 AI detects 20,000 hidden taxable swimming pools...
The age of the ‘car is king’ is over. The s...
26924 The age of the ‘car is king’ is over. The s...
Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping ...
24543 Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping ...
The Great Dropout? Why more US students are cho...
24520 The Great Dropout? Why more US students are cho...
Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Bra...
22344 Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Bra...
Nuclear fusion: Ignition confirmed in an experi...
22086 Nuclear fusion: Ignition confirmed in an experi...
2022, July
US energy secretary says switch to wind and sol...
59367 US energy secretary says switch to wind and sol...
Bill Nye says the main thing you can do about c...
56421 Bill Nye says the main thing you can do about c...
Google says it will delete location history for...
49359 Google says it will delete location history for...
Hawaii Gets Its Last Shipment of Coal, Ever | T...
41077 Hawaii Gets Its Last Shipment of Coal, Ever | T...
Climate legislation is dead in US
39942 Climate legislation is dead in US
A new Stanford University study says the cost o...
38178 A new Stanford University study says the cost o...
Genetic screening now lets parents pick the hea...
36109 Genetic screening now lets parents pick the hea...
A Dutch cultivated meat company is able to grow...
29847 A Dutch cultivated meat company is able to grow...
US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change k...
29824 US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change k...
Bill Gates to donate entire fortune to his foun...
28945 Bill Gates to donate entire fortune to his foun...
2022, June
Japan tested a giant turbine that generates ele...
46234 Japan tested a giant turbine that generates ele...
Japan sets new record, brings world closer to i...
44636 Japan sets new record, brings world closer to i...
The personal brand is dead. Gen Z would rather ...
36526 The personal brand is dead. Gen Z would rather ...
Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one ...
31873 Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one ...
Portland doctors 'first in world' to apply new ...
29267 Portland doctors 'first in world' to apply new ...
Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Eve...
28050 Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Eve...
3 Oil Companies Pull Out of Alaska’s Arctic N...
26718 3 Oil Companies Pull Out of Alaska’s Arctic N...
Supreme Court severely limits the EPA’s abili...
26212 Supreme Court severely limits the EPA’s abili...
The Google engineer who thinks the company’s ...
24226 The Google engineer who thinks the company’s ...
Human Heart made from Decellularized Pig Heart....
23354 Human Heart made from Decellularized Pig Heart....
2022, May
Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plasti...
46573 Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plasti...
College Students Say Crying In Exams Activates ...
33847 College Students Say Crying In Exams Activates ...
These seed-firing drones are planting 40,000 tr...
32428 These seed-firing drones are planting 40,000 tr...
Texas law allowing users to sue social networks...
30284 Texas law allowing users to sue social networks...
A Californian company is selling real dairy pro...
28406 A Californian company is selling real dairy pro...
Volkswagen chief says German car giant will ove...
25956 Volkswagen chief says German car giant will ove...
mRNA breakthrough offers a potential heart atta...
21608 mRNA breakthrough offers a potential heart atta...
Great Resignation: Time to Get Rid of Managers ...
21304 Great Resignation: Time to Get Rid of Managers ...
AI can predict people's race from X-Ray images,...
21266 AI can predict people's race from X-Ray images,...
Scientists 'really surprised' after gene-editin...
19495 Scientists 'really surprised' after gene-editin...
2022, April
US Government scientists say they have develope...
37076 US Government scientists say they have develope...
Ocean life projected to die off in mass extinct...
33903 Ocean life projected to die off in mass extinct...
Multiple sclerosis reversed by transplanted imm...
28235 Multiple sclerosis reversed by transplanted imm...
Diabetes successfully treated using ultrasound ...
25018 Diabetes successfully treated using ultrasound ...
Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than ...
24453 Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than ...
The European Central Bank says it will begin re...
24239 The European Central Bank says it will begin re...
Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric c...
23065 Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric c...
The US Military’s Naval Research Laboratory T...
22884 The US Military’s Naval Research Laboratory T...
U.S. envoy Kerry calls for renewables push, say...
21284 U.S. envoy Kerry calls for renewables push, say...
Mystery of why humans die around 80 may finally...
18639 Mystery of why humans die around 80 may finally...
2022, March
A UK based company is producing "molecularly id...
67010 A UK based company is producing "molecularly id...
A 99% effective Birth Control Pill for Men Coul...
64671 A 99% effective Birth Control Pill for Men Coul...
Permanent daylight saving time plan nets rare u...
47322 Permanent daylight saving time plan nets rare u...
World leaders are pushing a plan to turn 30% of...
44161 World leaders are pushing a plan to turn 30% of...
A new study shows the UK could replace its Russ...
43519 A new study shows the UK could replace its Russ...
Europe is to crack down on fast fashion through...
35284 Europe is to crack down on fast fashion through...
Oil producers in the Middle East are worried th...
33044 Oil producers in the Middle East are worried th...
US schools can subscribe to an electric school ...
31117 US schools can subscribe to an electric school ...
Canada will ban sales of combustion engine pass...
30914 Canada will ban sales of combustion engine pass...
US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified...
28471 US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified...
2022, February
Germany will accelerate its switch to 100% rene...
85479 Germany will accelerate its switch to 100% rene...
Remote Workers Like Working From Home Even As V...
40601 Remote Workers Like Working From Home Even As V...
Big tech needs to stop trying to make their met...
39711 Big tech needs to stop trying to make their met...
New reactor in Belgium could recycle nuclear wa...
37923 New reactor in Belgium could recycle nuclear wa...
Belgium approves four-day week and gives employ...
37261 Belgium approves four-day week and gives employ...
Ukraine war flashes neon warning lights for chi...
34856 Ukraine war flashes neon warning lights for chi...
Oil jobs pay way more than clean energy jobs. T...
30367 Oil jobs pay way more than clean energy jobs. T...
New Synthetic Tooth Enamel Is Harder and Strong...
29499 New Synthetic Tooth Enamel Is Harder and Strong...
Russian attempts to 'weaponise' energy may fast...
28697 Russian attempts to 'weaponise' energy may fast...
First patient in UK given ‘vaccine’ for can...
24885 First patient in UK given ‘vaccine’ for can...
2022, January
Jon Stewart once told Jeff Bezos at a private d...
70589 Jon Stewart once told Jeff Bezos at a private d...
A tech founder born in the Soviet Union compare...
37743 A tech founder born in the Soviet Union compare...
Mark Zuckerberg is creating a future that looks...
28662 Mark Zuckerberg is creating a future that looks...
Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Clos...
26885 Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Clos...
KFC to launch plant-based fried chicken made wi...
25082 KFC to launch plant-based fried chicken made wi...
Scientists Express Horror at Elon Musk’s Neur...
24743 Scientists Express Horror at Elon Musk’s Neur...
China's 'artificial sun' smashes 1000 second fu...
22578 China's 'artificial sun' smashes 1000 second fu...
There's a new VR psychology treatment that lets...
22301 There's a new VR psychology treatment that lets...
Sending tardigrades to other solar systems usin...
18921 Sending tardigrades to other solar systems usin...
Why global leaders are terrified about ‘socia...
18111 Why global leaders are terrified about ‘socia...