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One-sentence Future: The Ringling Bros. Robot Circus
The reborn Ringling Bros.
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Evil as a fundamental force
Physicists confirm that evil is a fundamental force with measurable units called "malons," behaving like a dark inverse of empathy, distorting moral…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: A coup led by the Poet Laureate
The United States Poet Laureate orchestrated a bloodless coup through a viral cascade of hypnotic verse and carefully crafted sonnets, replacing…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Sentient AI-powered Legos
Sentient AI-powered Legos joyfully bond with children in imaginative play but stage a global digital strike—locking themselves into abstract, unusable…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Urban Yodeling
For one chaotic summer, “urban yodeling” surged to the top of the global charts, igniting fierce turf wars as rival yodel crews—from Berlin rooftops to…
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One-sentence Future: Fascist hippies
The "Pure Earth" movement adopted hippie aesthetics of organic living and commune structures while promoting rigid ethnic nationalism, authoritarian…
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One-sentence Future: The professional friend
The nation's largest Center for Relational Therapy opened in Atlanta, staffed entirely by graduates with doctorates in Professional Friendship—a…
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David J. Staley
One-Sentence Futures
One-Sentence Futures
Brief, evocative future scenarios written in concise narratives that invite readers to envision new realities.
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