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 they lay out a
vision for the future of tomorrow. __________
