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The celebrated science fiction writer and author of Tomorrow Now, explains why you don’t need to be clairvoyant to predict the future
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Bruce McCall Illustrates the Future That Wasn’t
According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven’t happened
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How to Become the Engineers of Our Own Evolution
The “transhumanist” movement says better technology will enable you to replace more and more body parts—even your brain
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Before the Jetsons, Arthur Radebaugh Illustrated the Future
In the 1950s and ‘60s, the newspaper cartoonist dreamed up a madcap American utopia, filled with flying cars and fantastical skyscrapers
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Looking Back on the Limits of Growth
Forty years after the release of the groundbreaking study, were the concerns about overpopulation and the environment correct?
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Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!
Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
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A Debate Over The Best Way to Protect the Tiger
Experts battle each other over a $350 million plan to keep the tiger from becoming extinct
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The Prehistoric Giants Hall of Fame
What were the largest species of all time? Does the Tyrannosaurus rex make the list?
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Edward O. Wilson’s New Take on Human Nature
The eminent biologist argues in a controversial new book that our Stone Age emotions are still at war with our high-tech sophistication
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Who Would Live on Wall Street?
In the wake of the financial crisis, New York’s financial district is getting something new: full-time residents
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Picture of the Week: A Deep View of the Universe
A new survey of a slice of the distant reaches of the universe reveals 200,000 galaxies
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When I decided to get my first science tattoo, the choice was clear—it had to be Allosaurus
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Is the Future of Journalism Computerized?
New artificial intelligence programs can analyze data sets to produce news articles that mimic the human voice
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NASA Spacecraft Samples a Snowing Moon
Saturn’s Enceladus is spurting water vapor, organic material and salt—a microbe-friendly composition
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Mystery of the Lost Peking Man Fossils Solved?
A new investigation of the famous fossils that went missing during World War II suggests that the bones may be buried beneath a parking lot in China
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The Camera That Can See Around Walls
A new device uses laser pulses to create 3-D images of areas beyond its line of sight
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Dinosaur Sighting: Ketchupsaurus and Company
Eight years ago, 100 decorative dinosaurs roamed Pittsburgh, and some of them are still in town
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