"From shamanic ritual to horoscopes, humans have always tried to predict the future. Today, trusting predictions and prophecies has become part of daily life. From the weather forecast to the time the sat-nav says we will reach our destination, our lives are built around futuristic fictions"

Read Professor Max Saunders's article in The Conversation about the innovative “To-Day and To-Morrow” books from the 1920s – the beginnings of our modern conceptions of futurology.

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