Future

Back to the future
Science fiction promised us a tomorrowland of jetpacks, Smell-O-Vision and male mammary implants. So what happened?
"The Brief History of the Dead"
Kevin Brockmeier's entrancing, eerie second novel makes death seem rather appealing.
Future perfect
Craig Ferguson contemplates the Pluto probe.
The (really scary) soldier of the future
Thanks to nanotechnology, he'll be a lethal superman who can heal himself.
Is there a future? If so, when does it start?
My sister died at 50-- how can I plan for anything if life is so capricious?
Word History: NADER
Nader (NAY-dur) n. Low point, as of a celestial body that has declined from an exalted height.
Particle visions
Famed physicist Stephen Hawking tackles the predictability of the future and flaws of astrology in an excerpt from his book "The Universe in a Nutshell."
"Faster"
James Gleick -- Faster
21st Challenge No. 30 Results
Cloudy crystal-balling: When techno-predictions go awry.
Brave new world or future shock?
Medical scientists predict technologies such as animal-to-human organ transplants and toilets that send info to your doctor.
The Date Doctor is in!
A new romance service offers professional daters who will chat, flirt and tear you apart for a fee.
Oracles of history
At the turn of the millennium, Kathleen Krull's "They Saw the Future" gives kids a look at futures past.
The real Y2K bug
Forget your computer -- worry about the wacko down the street.
Exile in "Pleasantville"
Director Gary Ross fetishizes the '50s in this high-concept parable about the dangers of conformity.
No future in Tomorrowland
Instead of predicting future technologies, Disney's updated playground opts for the predictable.
Playing the Future
Richard Gehr reviews "Playing The Future: How Kids' Culture Can Teach Us to Thrive in an Age of Chaos" by Douglas Rushkoff.

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