WELCOME to the FUTURE, where advancements and changes in biology, electronics, engineering, and society result in many different futuristic scenarios that synergize into scenario-books. In this book, you will find a vast database of ideas pertaining to the discipline of futurology, as well as of current trends, various subject areas, and changes yet to occur. Are we speculative or are we scientific? We're both: we recognize the importance of scientific accuracy and practical realism, as well as that of drastic points of divergence, in the creation of our scenarios. Our guide to futurology provides an introduction to the discipline of futurology, while our standard timeline provides an introduction to the future.


We all dream of what the future might hold.
Help us grow the Tree of the Future by seeding the ideas, and
discover the future.

Table of contents edit

  1. Prologue  
  2. Futurology <What's This? 
    1. Prophesy's Principal Practical Principles  
    2. Four Future-Forming Fundamental Factors  
    3. Ten Tenets to Technological Trends  
    4. Accelerating Progress  
    5. Certainty  
    6. Concepts  
    7. Prediction Methods  
    8. Uncertainty  
  3. General Predictions
    1. Biology
      1. Biotechnology  
    2. Engineering
      1. War  
    3. Informatics
      1. Artificial Intelligence  
      2. User Interface  
      3. Virtual Reality  
    4. Politics
      1. Emergence of China  
      2. Emergence of the EU  
      3. Emergence of India 1 , 2  
      4. New World Order  
    5. Social
      1. Education  
  4. Scenarios <What's This?  
    1. End of Civilization  
    2. Totalitarian State  
  5. Quotes  
  6. Links