Amanda Rees
Ideas Contributor
Amanda Rees is a historian of science based at the University of York who works on the history of the future, human-animal relationships, and science outside the lab. Her most recent book was Human, a short response to post-humanism, published by Reaktion Press in 2020.
The History of Predicting the Future
Humans have long tried to determine the shape of what’s to come. But even the most advanced technology can’t solve the fundamental issues with predictions.