"Klosterman "visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past, (asking) questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about our understanding of time? What will be the defining memory of rock music, five hundred years from today? How seriously should we view the content of our dreams? How seriously should we view the content of television? Are all sports destined for extinction?"--Amazon.com.
"How do we know anything about anything? Because someone got curious and asked a question! Scientists use experiments to test their predictions. Making predictions is an important scientific practice. Ask questions, make predictions, and test possible answers to see what you discover next!"--Provided by publisher.
Before he died, Josef Tock spoke an unusual and frightening prophecy that his grandson Jimmy, who was born the same night, would have to endure five dark days in his life beginning in his twentieth year and ending in his thirtieth.
Offers an overview of what the future holds for humanity, exploring the real potential for both good and bad outcomes, and arguing that mankind's prospects hinge on the adoption of very different methods of planning than those currently in place.
An everyday kid with a talent for predicting baseball pitches is caught stealing baseballs from his favorite New York Yankees player, who agrees not to press charges if the boy will help him recover from a difficult batting slump.
