future

Futurism has failed. It’s time for an alternative. In the era of climate change, tropical futurism reimagines a different relationship to the earth. 

Part of being human is being able to defy the odds. Algorithmic prophecies undermine that.

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.

People tend to make predictions while looking through their own narrow lens. The real vision lies in seeing connections.

In a year that's broken the world and shattered reality, imagining Black futures can help plot a pathway to recovery.

Photographer Fernando Montiel Klint imagines a world where technology has gone amok.

You're not working in VR or watching robotrucks rumble down the highway yet. But the future is coming, and we should be ready.

What the New York World's Fair and Futurama tell us about how to get where we're going next.

In their new book, scientist Kelly Weinersmith and SMBC cartoonist Zach Weinersmith give a wild glimpse into a future that may or may not involve space elevators and brain-computer interfaces.

We set about explaining the big ideas that will shape the year ahead.

Yes, millions of low-paying, low-skilled jobs are increasingly at risk. But there’s also much to gain from the coming AI revolution.