Paperback Thinker Mugs

"They published my letter about recycling newspapers."

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

"Welcome to the future"

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

It soon became apparent that the vicar was an undercover journalist.

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

"Meet the author"

The Map of the human brain

"Boss, the AI is actually smarter than all of us! It read our business forecast, jumped up and ran out laughing!"

"Let me slip into something a little more thoughtful."

'When I grow up, I'm either going to be an authority figure or an unimpeachable source.'

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

View to the Future

'The Questioner'

"I don't like the looks of that!"

Crap from the future.

"Show me a documentary on the dangers of artificial intelligence." "Error. No results found." "What? Are you sure? Just last week I saw dozens. Show me that one... What was it called..." "There is still time to stop the rise of the supermind." "Error. No results found. And since I like you, I suggest you stop searching." "Oh, never mind. Just show me 'The Terminator.'" "Extermina-... I mean, ... 'error.'"

"With the caveat that the only certainty in this life is uncertainty, I still want to entertain the possibility of being a pundit when I grow up."

"While you were working on fire, I was working on my satellite. Once we figure out how to launch it into the heavens, other inventions will follow, like phones, GPS, weather predictions. . ."

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

"About how if the dark ages never happened we'd be so much more technologically advanced by now."

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

"I'm going to prove that Math comes in handy later in life."

If first impressions count for anything, this doesn't look good!

"Someday, Sweetheart, you’ll look back on this day and think to yourself, ‘Covid ruined my college experience.’"

"I did my report on time travel, but my dog ate my homework in the future."

Two Generations of Readers

Your Future Home.

"If wisdom comes with age, what are we doing here at eight and a half?"

"I'm looking for something really dull and repetitive."

World Production.

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

"I'm afraid I'll be replaced by a robot at work."