Future Tense

Oh No, This Is Exactly How Last Winter Started

Eric Holthaus
Sept. 11 2014 4:47 PMLet’s Turn Off the Internet Every Sept. 11L.V. Anderson
Sept. 11 2014 3:44 PMWhy Google Bought a SpoonWill Oremus
Sept. 11 2014 12:04 PMFire, Ice, and Crushing Force Are No Match for This Unstoppable RobotA.J. McCarthy
Sept. 11 2014 11:07 AM“Covenant”A short story from Hieroglyph, a new science fiction anthology.Elizabeth Bear
Sept. 11 2014 10:27 AMHoly CowWould lab-grown meat ever be kosher?Rachel E. Gross
Sept. 10 2014 7:58 PMToday Was the “Go Slow” Protest of the FCC Net Neutrality Proposal. Did You Notice?Lily Hay Newman
Sept. 10 2014 5:04 PMThe iPod Classic Is Dead: Mourn for Bygone Click WheelsLily Hay Newman
Sept. 10 2014 2:17 PMApple Gave You U2’s New Album for Free. What Could Possibly Go Wrong With This Trend?Chris Wade
Sept. 10 2014 10:15 AMAsk JeevesButlers don’t have to fear being replaced by robots any time soon.Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Sept. 9 2014 7:33 PMThe New iPhones Will Probably Have Terrible Battery LifeLily Hay Newman
Sept. 9 2014 5:12 PMApple Pay Will Be Much More Important Than the iPhone 6Lily Hay Newman
Sept. 9 2014 2:09 PMSteve Jobs Would Have Hated the New iPhonesWill Oremus
Sept. 9 2014 10:55 AMDon't Waste Your Money on a Farmer's AlmanacEric Holthaus
Sept. 8 2014 1:05 PMA New Think-Tank Report Says We’re Already “Baby Cyborgs”Emily Tamkin
Sept. 7 2014 9:30 PMI Love Your Genes!Online dating sites use DNA to make perfect matches. Does it really work? Gary Marchant and Yvonne Stevens
Sept. 11 2014 4:19 PMJoin Neal Stephenson, NASA’s Chief Scientist, and More for a Future Tense Event on Sci-Fi
Sept. 11 2014 12:33 PMInsurance Companies Want to Use Your Personal Data to Determine Your PremiumsLily Hay Newman
Sept. 11 2014 11:30 AMWhen Low-Tech Solutions WinAnkita Rao
Sept. 11 2014 10:39 AMNetizen Report: Chinese Man Sues ISP Because He Can’t Access Google
Sept. 11 2014 7:42 AMYou Should Be Terrified of Superintelligent MachinesNot because they might develop the worst human characteristics, but because they’re nothing like humans at all.Nick Bostrom
Sept. 10 2014 5:54 PMYour Gmail Probably Wasn't Hacked. But That Doesn't Mean You're Safe.Will Oremus
Sept. 10 2014 3:59 PMNATO’s Empty Cybersecurity GestureIts new approach to cyberattacks misses some fundamental points.Josephine Wolff
Sept. 10 2014 11:50 AMThe MOOC Gender GapOnline learning may be different for girls, but not in cognitive ways.Annie Murphy Paul
Sept. 10 2014 10:00 AMLindsay Lohan’s New App Is Like Watching a Comments Section Come to Life. (That’s Not a Good Thing.)Amanda Hess
Sept. 9 2014 7:05 PMYou’re Probably Going to Want the Apple WatchWill Oremus
Sept. 9 2014 5:09 PMThis Researcher Hopes to Find a Way to Slow AgingKira Peikoff
Sept. 9 2014 1:30 PMHuman Rights for Cyberconscious BeingsEven if they aren’t flesh, “mindclones” deserve protection.Martine Rothblatt
Sept. 8 2014 6:40 PMA Hurricane Is Flooding the Southwest, but It Won’t Cure the DroughtEric Holthaus
Sept. 8 2014 9:15 AMIs It Time for You to Buy a Smartwatch?Will Oremus
Sept. 5 2014 5:53 PMNo One Will Read Margaret Atwood’s Newest Work For 100 YearsLily Hay Newman

READ MORE STORIES