"Predicciones" gathers 31 of the best minds of the twentieth century, from the best-selling authors to intellectual icons. Noted figures like Noam Chomsky, Arthur C. Clarke, Umberto Eco and Richard Dawkins record their predictions about the discoveries and changes that will take place in the twenty-first century. Writing both within and outside their fields, they explore different possible scenarios for the future: genetically engineered virus-resistant children, colonization of other planets by laboratory-created life, a solution to the mystery of human consciousness.
These essays will stimulate us to think about the present and the future.
