7 Great Articles and Essays about The Future

Articles

Welcome to the Future Nauseous by Venkat Rao

Somehow, the future always seems like something that is going to happen rather than something that is happening.

The Omega Glory by Michael Chabon

The future, by definition, does not exist. It is always just an idea, a proposal, a scenario.

Futurama! by Chuck Klosterman

All my life, I have wanted to stop time. I see almost no value in the future, and I suspect that virtually every technological advance since the advent of the gramophone has been – on balance – detrimental to the human race…

How to see into the future by Tim Harford

Why are we so bad at predicting the future? And is there a way to be better?

The Abundances of Ages by venkat Rao

The next big thing is almost certainly not going to be a thing at all.

Imagine a world without shops or factories
by Peter Day

Are we in the middle of a revolution so great it could turn our old familiar world upside down.

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The Dos And Don'ts Of Time Travel by Jim Behrle

So you’ve hooked electrodes and power couplings to an old-fashioned carousel, or you’ve outfitted a Harley-Davidson with a flux capacitor – a classic. Here are a few things to keep in mind.