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In the time since members of the Class of 2030 were born, artificial intelligence has advanced from barely recognizing a human face in a photograph to creating convincing images and videos of people—real or imagined—doing nearly anything. In just the past...

Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy, and resources trying (sometimes obsessively) to understand our futures before they happen. While...

Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy, and resources trying (sometimes obsessively) to understand our futures before they happen. While...

Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy, and resources trying (sometimes obsessively) to understand our futures before they happen. While...

Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy, and resources trying (sometimes obsessively) to understand our futures before they happen. While...

Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy, and resources trying (sometimes obsessively) to understand our futures before they happen. While...

In the time since members of the Class of 2030 were born, artificial intelligence has advanced from barely recognizing a human face in a photograph to creating convincing images and videos of people—real or imagined—doing nearly anything. In just the past...

In the Spring of 2021, Alyssa Goodman will teach a "GenEd" (General Education) course on Prediction at Harvard. Human beings are the only creatures in the animal kingdom properly defined as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of...

We will discuss the variety of approaches humans have taken to predicting their own future. Early weeks will focus on Omens, Oracles, Religion and Prophecy. Next, we will move on to the so-called Scientific Revolution, exemplified by the work of Galileo...

We will discuss the variety of approaches humans have taken to predicting their own future. Early weeks will focus on Omens, Oracles, Religion and Prophecy. Next, we will move on to the so-called Scientific Revolution, exemplified by the work of Galileo...