The Futurist

Presents articles offering forecasts and ideas on the future in a variety of fields, including business, economics, and culture.

To enhance, or not to enhance: could genetically enhanced super-beings...
March 01, 2004

Practical uses for mind research.(Tomorrow in Brief)
March 01, 2004

Compulsive spending in younger generations.(Tomorrow in Brief)
March 01, 2004

More women in the boardroom.(Tomorrow in Brief)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

Why futurists ask "what if".(About this Issue)(Editorial)
March 01, 2004

Fear and loathing in the virtual workforce; loss of identity and disti...
March 01, 2004

The graying of Latin America; population is aging faster in Latin Amer...
March 01, 2004

India's disappearing females.(Demography)
March 01, 2004

Binocular telescope puts heavens in focus; telescope mimicking humans'...
March 01, 2004

Nanotech vs. biohazards.(Technology)
March 01, 2004

Saving nature's medicine chest: snail toxins yield medical breakthroug...
March 01, 2004

Modifying the weather to combat drought.(Environment)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

The arrival of the thrivals; futurist thinker and professor Nat Irvin ...
March 01, 2004

Reexamining intimacy: families may falter, but feelings will continue ...
March 01, 2004

The intelligent Internet the promise of smart computers and e-commerce...
March 01, 2004

Models for global governance.(Government)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

Consultants and services.(Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
March 01, 2004

Water without war: conflicts over water need not lead to war.(Governme...
March 01, 2004

Nanoguitar is music to engineers' ears.(Technology)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

Forecasts for Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence may bec...
March 01, 2004

What if you could be instantly smarter? A thought experiment: the pros...
March 01, 2004

Talking trash cans.(Tomorrow in Brief)
March 01, 2004

Diversity could protect computers.(Tomorrow in Brief)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

Global wage gap is closing.(Economics)
March 01, 2004

Saving our voices.(Society)
March 01, 2004

Britain's disappearing birds.(Environment)
March 01, 2004

Locating oil spill sources.(Environment)(Brief Article)
March 01, 2004

Letters to unborn daughters: exploring the implications of genetic eng...
March 01, 2004

Doctor dolittle for real? Raising questions about interspecies communi...
March 01, 2004

The transformation of marriage: what if you could marry anyone--or any...
March 01, 2004

WorldFuture 2004 Creating the Future Now! July 31-August 2, 2004 * Gra...
March 01, 2004

Who is really evil? We must go beyond the age-old rhetoric of projecti...
March 01, 2004

Religious upsurge in Vietnam.(Society)
March 01, 2004

Oil subsidies in Iran.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Where Have All the Old Songs Gone?(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Powering up your heart.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 01, 2004

Climbing Olympus: What You Can Learn from Greek Myth and Wisdom.(Value...
March 01, 2004

Early Warning: Using Competitive Intelligence to Anticipate Market Shi...
March 01, 2004

Mars on Earth: The Adventures of Space Pioneers in the High Arctic.(Ge...
March 01, 2004

Stop bottling water.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Fiction and the future: gripes, gibes, and conjectures: science fictio...
March 01, 2004

Birds, Scythes, and Combines: A History of Birds and Agricultural Chan...
March 01, 2004

The New Geography of Global Income Inequality.(Economics)(Brief Articl...
March 01, 2004

Taming the Sahara: Tunisia Shows a Way While Others Falter.(Environmen...
March 01, 2004

Wondergenes: Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Society.(Science an...
March 01, 2004

Live music trumps technology.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Averting planetary disaster.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 01, 2004

Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium.(Gener...
March 01, 2004

AIDS in the Twenty-First Century: Disease and Globalization.(Health)(B...
March 01, 2004

Turbulent Waters: Cross-Border Finance and International Governance.(W...
March 01, 2004

Ecological Security: An Evolutionary Perspective on Globalization.(Env...
March 01, 2004

Global Inc.: An Atlas of Multinational Corporations.(Economics)(Brief ...
March 01, 2004

Riparian Areas: Functions and Strategies for Management.(Environment a...
March 01, 2004

Future Cinema: The Cinematic Imaginary after Film.(General Interest)(B...
March 01, 2004