THE SKEPTICS GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

OUT NOW the new book from the bestselling authors and hosts of the wildy popular The Skeptics Guide to the Universe Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears biases and ignorance Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s like multi purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships or the forecasts of the 60s which didn t anticipate the sexual revolution or women s liberation the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations The best we can do is try to absorb from futurism s checkered past perhaps learning to do a little better In The Skeptics Guide To The Future Steven Novella and his co authors build upon the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right what they got wrong and how they came to those conclusions By exploring the pitfalls of each era they give their own speculations about the distant future transformed by unbelievable technology ranging from genetic manipulation to artificial intelligence and quantum computing Applying their trademark skepticism they carefully extrapolate upon each scientific development leaving no stone unturned as th