Back to the Future: Predicting 2012 in 1987
In 1987, as part of a contest, a dozen highly regarded science fiction authors were asked to envision what our world would be like in a quarter-century: 2012. How did their predictions fare? Read more
Cartoon Robots, Teenage Aliens, and Kung-Fu
We put DARPA’s question, “What technology from science fiction would you most like to see as science fact?” to the WaPo Labs team. How did they respond? Read more
Pre-Crime Prevention: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore
Move over, Big Brother — another concept once thought to be a work of science fiction is snaking its way into the realm of possibility: pre-crime prevention. Read more