forecasting

Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.

Offers a humorous look at the twentieth-century future that past generations imagined, revealing the technology, prototypes, and plans for futuristic technologies that were supposed to be available by now and why they never came to pass.

The author discusses predictions made in the past about technology's effects on everyday lives, including those of H.G. Wells, George Orwell, and Bill Gates, and makes predictions of his own based on research of such popular early twenty-first century topics as genetic engineering and global warming.

Puts the belief that the world will come to an end in historical context from the early Babylonians to the more than 2000 millennialist groups that are presently preparing for the great battle between good and evil.

A collection of chronologically-arranged essays that provide information about predictions made over the course of 140 years, from 1858 to 1996, focusing on the areas of science and technology, but including some prophecies in the areas of economy, politics, and culture.

Discusses future developments in transport technology.

Photos and text provide a speculative tour of life in the future.

Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.