Future Fictions Lab : Reverse-Engineering Tomorrow

This collection of excerpts centers on Joe Haldeman’s iconic military science fiction novel, The Forever War , and its exploration of the alienating nature of combat . The text includes a foreword by John Scalzi and an...

The provided text explores the intersection of philosophy and the television series Westworld , examining the moral and metaphysical implications of artificial intelligence. It investigates the nature of consciousness...

This collection of excerpts from John Scalzi’s Old Man's War series follows the life of John Perry , an elderly widower who enlists in the Colonial Defense Forces to regain his youth in a genetically engineered body...

This text contains excerpts from the science fiction novel The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi , the seventh installment in the Old Man’s War series. The narrative follows Gretchen Trujillo , an expert analyst for the...

Mathew Burrows’ 2014 book, The Future, Declassified , investigates the structural shifts and megatrends poised to redefine the global landscape. The author highlights the rise of individual empowerment , where...

Micah Zenko’s Red Team explores the critical role of institutionalized dissent in improving strategic decision-making and security. The text traces the practice from its origins as the Vatican’s "devil’s advocate" to...

Set in the far future, these excerpts from Annalee Newitz's novel The Terraformers follow the lives of specialized environmental workers on the planet Sask-E . The story centers on Destry , a ranger who discovers an...

Set in the far future, these excerpts from Annalee Newitz's novel The Terraformers follow the lives of specialized environmental workers on the planet Sask-E . The story centers on Destry , a ranger who discovers an...

Marco Zenko’s Red Team explores the critical role of institutionalized dissent in improving strategic decision-making and security. The text traces the practice from its origins as the Vatican’s "devil’s advocate" to...

This collection of philosophical essays analyzes the television series Black Mirror , exploring how its dystopian narratives reflect deep-seated human anxieties and ethical dilemmas . The authors examine specific...

This research explores how future scenarios are evaluated, specifically examining the overlooked criterion of plausibility from the user's perspective. By integrating cognitive psychology, narrative theory, and...

This research explores how future scenarios are evaluated, specifically examining the overlooked criterion of plausibility from the user's perspective. By integrating cognitive psychology, narrative theory, and...

This podcast contains an introduction , excerpts , and supplemental material from Orson Scott Card’s science fiction masterpiece, Ender’s Game . The narrative follows Ender Wiggin , a brilliant young boy recruited into...

In The Next 100 Years , George Friedman presents a geopolitical forecast asserting that the United States is currently an adolescent power poised for a century of global dominance. He argues that the American Age is...

In The Next 100 Years , George Friedman presents a geopolitical forecast asserting that the United States is currently an adolescent power poised for a century of global dominance. He argues that the American Age is...