Category Archives: In the Future

ITF #160

In the Future… …we’ll all end up on digital weight loss programs. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley, who asks: Does that article make any sense? Gadget lovers are so hungry for digital data many are carrying the equivalent of 10 trucks full ofpaper in “weight”. Hmmm. Perhaps overlooking the minor detail that it’s not on […]

ITF #159

In the Future… …evolution will keep on truckin’. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley ___ The linked article says: In essence, the reduced gape of the animals limits their ability to eat the toads likely to do them the most damage. Excellent. Now if I could only evolve a gape small enough to prevent me from […]

ITF #158

In the Future… …we will wear glittery white suits and drive shiny silver robots up stairs. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley

ITF #157

In the Future… … a zero-tolerance policy will be adopted for all polluters.

ITF #156

In the Future… ..robots will be polite, and know how to play a wide variety of party games.   Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley.

ITF #155

In the Future… …many students taking their SATs will attach batteries to their heads.

ITF #2

In the Future… …you will need to show a photo ID in order to buy batteries or a quart of milk. via White Rose Originally published July 22, 2003.

ITF #1

In the Future… …it will be illegal for British teenagers to hold hands. (via Gweilo Diaries, via Giles Ward) Originally published July 21, 2003.

ITF #154

In the Future… …lion dentistry will be given the attention it richly deserves. Futurist: M104 member Robert Hinkley.

ITF# 153

In the Future… …biologists will learn how to stop worrying and embrace change.