Projecting Climate Change in the Distant Future
Assessing the present value of projecting how human impact on the world's environment will shape our reality hundreds of years from now.
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The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Stand-Up Comedy Fan Who Says We Shouldn’t Be So Focused on the Future
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
What Will 2025 Look Like?
If modern research trends continue, this is what some experts say the future holds.
Time Travelers From the Future Are Not on Twitter
An attempt to locate chrononauts on the Internet has failed.
Portland 2.0: Weaving Myths of Urban Nationalism
"What’s Portland’s current business model? What’s the theory of the case going forward? What’s your version of Portland 2.0?"
The Psychology of Free Music
Free music has changed the way we consume music, but does it also affect the way we experience it?
The Mystery of John Titor: Hoax or Time Traveler?
A person named "John Titor" started posting on the Internet one day, claiming to be from the future and predicting the end of the world. Then he suddenly disappeared, never to be heard from again.
American Obesity Rates Have Risen, and Sea Level Will Do the Same
The future is big and wet.
It's the Future, Jim, But Not As We Know It
George Jetson is (or will be) a liar, says noted historian Michael Bess, who sees redesigning the human platform as the story that both scriptwriters and policymakers are missing.