http://dir.salon.com/topics/future/?source=rss&aim=future en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT John Krich Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/scoring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/25/scoring/index.html?source=rss They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience. By Simon Reynolds Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/12/jetpack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/12/jetpack/index.html?source=rss Science fiction promised us a tomorrowland of jetpacks, Smell-O-Vision and male mammary implants. So what happened? By Laura Miller Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/13/brockmeier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/13/brockmeier/index.html?source=rss Kevin Brockmeier's entrancing, eerie second novel makes death seem rather appealing. H.H. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/18/future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/18/future/index.html?source=rss Craig Ferguson contemplates the Pluto probe. By Alan H. Goldstein Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/20/soldier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/20/soldier/index.html?source=rss Thanks to nanotechnology, he'll be a lethal superman who can heal himself. By Cary Tennis Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/10/13/when_is_the_future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/10/13/when_is_the_future/index.html?source=rss My sister died at 50-- how can I plan for anything if life is so capricious? By Evan Eisenberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/10/12/nader/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/10/12/nader/index.html?source=rss Nader (NAY-dur) n. Low point, as of a celestial body that has declined from an exalted height. Read by Simon Prebble Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2002/06/03/hawking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2002/06/03/hawking/index.html?source=rss 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." By James Gleick Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/gleick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/gleick/index.html?source=rss James Gleick -- Faster By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/02/12/challenge_30_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/02/12/challenge_30_results/index.html?source=rss Cloudy crystal-balling: When techno-predictions go awry. By Jon Bowen Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/11/17/medical_future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/11/17/medical_future/index.html?source=rss Medical scientists predict technologies such as animal-to-human organ transplants and toilets that send info to your doctor. By Denise Dowling Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/11/06/datedoctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/11/06/datedoctor/index.html?source=rss A new romance service offers professional daters who will chat, flirt and tear you apart for a fee. By Polly Shulman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1999/06/22/future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1999/06/22/future/index.html?source=rss At the turn of the millennium, Kathleen Krull's "They Saw the Future" gives kids a look at futures past. By Paul Saffo Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/18/real_y2k/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/18/real_y2k/index.html?source=rss Forget your computer -- worry about the wacko down the street. By Charles Taylor Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/10/23/reviewb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/10/23/reviewb/index.html?source=rss Director Gary Ross fetishizes the '50s in this high-concept parable about the dangers of conformity. By Janelle Brown Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/05/28/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/05/28/feature/index.html?source=rss Instead of predicting future technologies, Disney's updated playground opts for the predictable. By Richard Gehr Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/1996/06/24/sneakpeeks960624/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/1996/06/24/sneakpeeks960624/index.html?source=rss Richard Gehr reviews "Playing The Future: How Kids' Culture Can Teach Us to Thrive in an Age of Chaos" by Douglas Rushkoff.