My focus is on the future of American democracy and civil society. I look for signals that presage trends and consider how different scenarios could unfold. While I can’t foretell any particular ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could make almost all human jobs redundant by 2030, warns Roman Yampolskiy, a computer science professor at the University of Louisville. His stark warning comes as ...

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Physicist Heinz von Foerster predicted back in 1960 that the world would end in 2026. von Foerster stated in his prediction ...

Mortgage interest rates have been on a downward slide in recent weeks, offering relief to homebuyers and homeowners who are looking to refinance. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate now sits at ...

Cory Doctorow, author of “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It,” makes a point at a presentation at the Seattle Central Library while moderator Whitney Beltrán ...

Since President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, the stock market has been highly volatile. Even if you could have predicted everything that has impacted the stock market so far in 2025 -- ...