Shouldn't we have flying cars, moon hotels and meals in a pill by now? This blog looks at the future predicted in the past that never happened. picked by TheStep 12 months ago

An interesting prediction from Dilbert creator Scott Adams on the future of newspapers in the electronic age. picked by gratheo 11 months ago

"Although great human tragedies like Iraq and Darfur dominate the news, the vast majority of the world is living in peace, conflicts actually decreased over the past decade," says the 2007 State of the Future report. picked by deepchill 11 months ago

The best part about Wired magazine was its "Found" section. An image showing something from the future. The creativity of the pieces were amazing. Sadly Wired has canceled the feature to make room for yet another ad. picked by BernardBlack 4 weeks ago

A site that's dedicated to trying to get Nike to manufacture the shoes that Marty McFly wears in Back To The Future 2. I was reminded by this site through the following post.

picked by 86Apex 1 year ago

Remember what the year 2000 was supposed to look like? This is a site dedicated to the overly optimistic views of what was the future. picked by donteatpoop 1 year ago

The Institute for the Future is inviting the world to play Superstruct, the worlds first massively multi-player forecasting game. It 's not just about envisioning the future - it's about inventing the future, creating superstructures to solve and counter super threats facing the planet. picked by cactushair 1 month ago

What will your descendants look like in five million years?
There are a lot of variables in the equation, including whether or not humans beings will survive at all. This site looks at a bunch of alternate views of a possible future. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

If you can’t predict the future then how has this site gathered together all the major news until 2050? Most frighteningly, Madonna has a new album due in 2024. picked by Neiako 1 year ago

A man switches on a tiny wireless chip that has been surgically implanted behind his ear, which then synchs up with the Web wherever he is in the world. An article that presents some interesting predictions of what the Internet will be like in the future. picked by zion 11 months ago

University of Illinois researchers have built a better plant, one that produces more leaves and fruit without needing extra fertilizer. The researchers accomplished the feat using a computer model that mimics the process of evolution. Theirs is the first model to simulate every step of the photosynthetic process. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Clip from the 1967 film 1999 A.D. in which we see the family of the future shopping, paying bills and using electronic mail from home. picked by Turtle 10 months ago

He who controls the spice! Controls the universe! picked by drStrangelove 2 years ago

George Orwell and Frank Zappa were both dead nuts on with their visions of the future. Listen closely to the lyrics and tell me otherwise. picked by Moe 5 months ago

Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur.

And the mechanism behind that can also explain why we are tricked by optical illusions. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

By the middle of next week, Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners for $54 million and lost, will receive a letter that starts the process that could put him out of a job. Previous story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The story of a lonely, moon-bound engineer who builds power grids for the first lunar city. He really needs to get him some... picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Cheating a little bit by doing it the easy way. You could use this to send a message to a future version of you. You could use this to send yourself a reminder that the Sunshine DVD is due back on Thursday. The possibilities are literally two-fold.

You could send yourself an email on the same day every year for the next 50 years and see if you get a reply from any particular year. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

Space Diving picked by DrNothing 10 months ago

A movie memorabilia collector is selling on Ebay his Back to the Future II hoverboard, an original prop still in perfect condition.

If you have $30,000 laying around, drop a bid! The auction takes place on the 1st of August. picked by muppetmaker 4 weeks ago