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  • By Peter DuCharme
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Unravel the biggest ideas in science.

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Unravel the biggest ideas in science.

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While the near future is a
choice, the distant future is an institution. Governments and non-profits
produce long-term forecasts by the thousands. Fortunes change hands based on
corporate earnings expectations. People have constructed over 10,000 active time
capsules. Despite all of this frenetic activity, the future is more often than
not a surprise.                

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