Paleofuture

Burbank’s Aerial Monorail of the Future

A bold vision for a propeller-driven train never quite got off the ground

November 2, 2011

Ronald Greeley: A Gentleman and a Scholar

Some scientists are both great researchers and fine human beings. Ron Greeley was one of them

October 29, 2011

Jaron Lanier’s Virtual Reality Future

The father of virtual reality believed technology promised infinite possibilities. Now, he worries that it's entrapping us

October 28, 2011

1955 Imagines Travel in 1965

The Ford Motor Company envisioned a Batmobile in every garage.

October 25, 2011

Thomas Edison’s Brief Stint As A Homemaker

The famous inventor envisioned a future of inexpensive, prefabricated concrete homes

October 21, 2011

Picturing the World Series of the Future

After a brutal postseason, can London finally beat New York City?

October 20, 2011

Building Expectations

How do people decide what does or doesn't look futuristic?

October 18, 2011

Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores

Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront

October 12, 2011

It’s a Gas, Man!

October 8, 2011

Steve Jobs: Futurist, Optimist

The innovator wasn't just this generation's Thomas Edison, he was also its Walt Disney

October 6, 2011

The Boston Globe of 1900 Imagines the Year 2000

A utopian vision of Boston promises no slums, no traffic jams, no late mail deliveries and, best of all, night baseball games

October 4, 2011

When We All Commute by Airplane

If commuting to work via personal aeroplane was the future, how might the design of cities change to accommodate them?

September 27, 2011

I Have Seen the [retro]Future

September 27, 2011

Let’s Argue About The Right Things

We seem to be in one of those periods in which basic reasons for doing what we do as a nation are called into question

September 17, 2011

Destination: Moon or Asteroid? Part III: Resource Utilization Considerations

September 2, 2011