Dr. Steven Novella, Bob Novella, & Jay Novella
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BOB NOVELLA is a co-host of SGU and co-author of THE SKEPTICS GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE: HOW TO KNOW WHAT’S REALLY REAL IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY FULL OF FAKE. He also blogs for SGU’s ROGUES GALLERY. Bob is founder and vice president of the New England Skeptical Society. He has written numerous articles that are widely published in skeptical literature and is a frequent guest on science and technology podcasts.
JAY NOVELLA is a co-host of the SGU podcast, Chief Operations Officer at SGU Productions, and co-author of the bestselling book THE SKEPTICS GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE: HOW TO KNOW WHAT’S REALLY REAL IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY FULL OF FAKE. Jay serves on the board of directors for the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS), a yearly conference in its 14th year. He also is a producer and writer for the stage show A SKEPTICAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE. In his free time, Jay produces and hosts ALPHA QUADRANT 6, a science-fiction review show.
About THE SKEPTIC'S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the ‘60s, which didn’t anticipate the sexual revolution or women’s liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations. The best we can do is try to absorb the lessons from futurism's checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better.
In THE SKEPTICS' GUIDE TO THE FUTURE, Steven Novella and his co-authors build upon the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right, what they got wrong, and how they came to those conclusions. By exploring the pitfalls of each era, they give their own speculations about the distant future, transformed by unbelievable technology ranging from genetic manipulation to artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Applying their trademark skepticism, they carefully extrapolate upon each scientific development, leaving no stone unturned as they lay out a vision for the future.
