futurology
noun
the study or forecasting of trends or developments in science, technology, political or social structure, etc.
futurologist
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a word derived from
futurology.
Example Sentences
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A rider watching the screen "would very naturally feel that the car is sensing everything around," says Alexander Mankowsky, a futurologist at Daimler in Stuttgart, Germany.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2017
The truth is you probably shouldn’t believe any futurologist telling you they know the 10 technologies that’ll shape the future.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2017
In 1945, Clarke inadvertently launched a career as a futurologist with his outline for a geostationary communications satellite.
From Nature ● Jan. 17, 2017
“We’re not far away from seeing the first wholly virtual celebrities arrive,” agrees futurologist Ray Hammond.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2016
Musk, it seems, has been persuaded by what philosophers call the “simulation argument,” an idea given its definitive form in a 2003 paper by the Oxford philosopher and futurologist Nick Bostrom.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2016
