Media like television and movies have accurately predicted future events on several occasions. "The Truman Show" predicted the rise of reality television as a dominant entertainment format. "Minority ...

There’s something unsettling about reading an old book and seeing today’s world staring back at you. Not just the general shape of things, but the details. The specific technologies we now carry in ...

"To understand the future, you can’t make prophecies—you have to understand the past," argues Frank Diana.

TV sometimes provides a glimpse of tomorrow. Writers craft wild scenarios for laughs or drama, never imagining they will mirror reality years later. A joke from a TV show lands differently when it ...

This is the vision of the future, and the future is convenience and electronics, and the house of tomorrow is actually the house of today. People have always tried to predict the future. Sometimes ...

People have always tried to imagine what the future might look like. In 1989, a utility company in Iowa offered its own answer with a model “home of the future.” The vision didn’t include flying cars ...

Following a disappointing season and a front-office shakeup, Leafs captain Auston Matthews remains uncertain about his ...