Paleo-Future

A technology reality check, Paleo-Future features "past visions of the future," dating back to the 1800s. What did people in the past think the future would be like? Posts are categorized by decade--so you can head back to 1882 to see the prediction that in 2000, we'd all be traveling to the opera by flying bus; check out the lunar colonies envisioned in 1969 and the 1988 videos from Apple's "Project 2000." Of course, some of the predictions haven't had a chance to come true yet--want to know what'll be playing at the movies in 2019? Click here. And here's what our movie theaters were supposed to be like: "Some movie theaters of A.D. 2000 may be dome-shaped, with ceiling and walls arching together like the sky." We're still holding out for flying cars.