The Future Project

(Copyright 1996 by J. C. Sprott) 

Imagine that like Rip Van Winkle you have just awoken from a long and sound sleep to discover that a hundred years have passed and it's the dawn of the twenty-second century. As you begin to explore this brave new world, you see that many things have changed -- technology, government, the environment, education, and the way people interact with one another and with their machines.  

I'd like to know what you think will be the most interesting and surprising changes that will occur over the next hundred years. If you like you can put them in the form of a letter to be sent back in time to a friend or a diary entry as you keep a record of your observations. If you know of interesting sources on the Web of material relevant to predictions of the future, please refer me to them. If you don't have time for a detailed response, perhaps you could take a minute to answer a few simple yes-or-no questions. 

Consider this a fun and informal survey of people's views of the future, or something that might make stimulating reading in a small paperback book.
 

View of the Future Form

Summary and Explanation:  
  1. Name (I'll identify you in the publication by first name and last initial. If you want to give me your last name for my records, please do so. However, feel free only to use your first name and last initial. If you need further anonimity, just send me your initials.) 
  2. City, State (or City, Country): 
  3. E-mail address (This will not be published or given to anyone. This may be useful in case I need to contact you if your prediction is not transmitted properly and to notify you if and when the survey is published. If you are worried, then omit your e-mail address.) 
  4. Gender and Age (in case I sort responses according to these categories or search for correlations) 
  5. If you don't mind, tell me a little bit about yourself in case I search for other interesting correlations (e.g. Interests, occupations, or hobbies, etc.) 
  6. By sending me your predictions, you give permission for me to publish them in whole, or in part, in any future publications. Send me your predictions. Take as much space and time as you like. 
Name (or initials if you prefer):       
E-mail address (will not be published): 
City, State (or City, Country):         
Your Gender:   Male  Female 
Your Age:   
If you don't mind, tell me a little bit about yourself in case I search for interesting correlations (e.g. Interests, occupations, or hobbies, etc.):  



By sending me your predictions, you give permission for me to publish them in whole, or in part, in any future publications. Enter your predictions below. Take as much space and time as you like. If you're busy, just a few sentences will be welcome. Enter your predictions:  



To register your predictions, press this button:  

Thanks!

If you have not done so, perhaps you could also answer a few simple yes-or-no questions about the future. 

You can read the predictions of some people who have already responded, as well as the manuscript of a chapter I have written on this subject for a book on information institutions.  


This project is modeled after The Wishing Project conceived by my colleague Cliff Pickover.  

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