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A century of tomorrows by Glenn Adamson: How imagining the future shapes the present

23 min • 9 december 2024

A century of tomorrows by Glenn Adamson

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For millennia, predicting the future was the province of priests and prophets, the realm of astrologers and seers. Then, in the twentieth century, futurologists emerged, claiming that data and design could make planning into a rational certainty. Over time, many of these technologists and trend forecasters amassed power as public intellectuals, even as …

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