Futurology Gifts

Seances of the future

"You never finish your screenplay, but you do achieve fuller, thicker hair."

Futurological Society: Closed, come back tomorrow.

'We need to know which era you'd like to be de-frosted in.'

"In a digital world there will be no counterclockwise and very little clockwise!"

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

"And here's the office of Mister Sloane, the company's new futurist."

The Problem with World Population Growth

"What can we do about all the media hostility to Genetic Modification?"

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

In the future, human thought will enter an age of clarity and purity never before dreamed of.

'Our parents were replaced by machines - We'll be replaced with new software.'

"Actually, I'm hoping what I'm going to be when I grow up hasn't been invented yet."

Robotic Man

Ascent of Machine.

How we imagined A.I. in 1977. . . How it's looking today. . .

Robodoc... the NHS surgeon of the future.

'Someday TVs will be in big boxes on the floor.'

Robocop and Juliet.

"Whoever made Keir Starmer did a sound professional job."

'... And this is Goldsmith, our futures consultant.'

"Ralph's smart car not only drives better than he does, it also works better. So we fired him and hired the car."

The new contract didn't leave him much room to maneuver his hoverdesk.

Your Future Home.

Are laboratory grown foods the future of farming?

AI Safety Officer

'I see you in five years from now, you're still coming to see me. Do you want me to book the appointments in advance?'

"If you could change just one thing about yourself, what would it be?" "I’d totally wish to have my brain put into a robot body." "That way I could live forever. Imagine living long enough to buy an iPhone 7000." "Wrong answer. An alpha male never lets on that he’s concerned about his mortality. Your answer should have been 'nothing.'" "The alpha male or female is not afraid of death, little buddy." "I think I’d rather wait for the 7000–S." "Stop it."

Desperate to escape 2017, a scientist built his own time machine.

"See? A huge surge in all the major crowdfunding sites right before the Big Bang!"

"We do have faith but I'm afraid our policy is still not to accept Bitcoin."

'Can you loan me *** till pay day?'

"Oh look Pharaoh a miniature replica of your final resting place."

"Something will fall down from the sky and it will be the end of the world - just because you didn't eat all of your carrion for lunch, my boy!"

'I don't know -- maybe an evil robot from the future IS the kind of President we need.'