forecasts

George Friedman, founder of Stratfor and leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, shares his thoughts on current trends and near-future events that will impact every country on Earth.

Presents predictions made by scientists and other experts in the pages of "Popular Mechanics" magazines published between 1903 and 1969, and provides modern perspectives on possible reasons some of the predictions were made as well as original artwork that accompanied them.

Twenty-two essays debate issues related to the roles of technology, world health, the environment, and the global community in humanity's future, including human genetic enhancement, energy sources, pollution, genetically modified food, global warming, overpopulation, weapons of mass destruction, the gap between rich and poor nations, and several others.