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Welcome to the Paleofuture blog, where we explore past visions of the future. From flying cars and jetpacks to utopias and dystopias.

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Paleofuture Has Moved to Gizmodo!
Sep 17

Sep 17 Paleofuture Has Moved to Gizmodo!

Matt Novak
Walk-Through Metal Detectors Were Invented to Catch Thieving Employees
Jun 20

Jun 20 Walk-Through Metal Detectors Were Invented to Catch Thieving Employees

Matt Novak
1920s
How Yesterday's Feminists Invented the Food of the Future
May 30

May 30 How Yesterday's Feminists Invented the Food of the Future

Matt Novak
1890s
Milwaukee's Future: Predictions from 1900
May 29

May 29 Milwaukee's Future: Predictions from 1900

Matt Novak
1900s
The First Movie On TV Was In Theaters At The Time
May 24

May 24 The First Movie On TV Was In Theaters At The Time

Matt Novak
1930s
The Horrifying Flame Tank of the 1930s Meant to End All Wars
May 23

May 23 The Horrifying Flame Tank of the 1930s Meant to End All Wars

Matt Novak
1930s
Forget Barcodes, 1961's Cash Register of the Future Understood Speech
May 23

May 23 Forget Barcodes, 1961's Cash Register of the Future Understood Speech

Matt Novak
1960s
How We Imagined the Internet Before the Internet Even Existed
May 22

May 22 How We Imagined the Internet Before the Internet Even Existed

Matt Novak
1960s
Surprise! Dubious Flying Car Company Loses All Kinds of Money
May 22

May 22 Surprise! Dubious Flying Car Company Loses All Kinds of Money

Matt Novak
Why Are There No Black People On The Jetsons?
May 21

May 21 Why Are There No Black People On The Jetsons?

Matt Novak
1960s
Will The Internet of Things Make Our Lives Any Easier?
May 20

May 20 Will The Internet of Things Make Our Lives Any Easier?

Matt Novak
1950s
How Telemedicine Has Already Surpassed Our Earliest Predictions
May 20

May 20 How Telemedicine Has Already Surpassed Our Earliest Predictions

Matt Novak
1920s
That Time American School Kids Were Given Dog Tags Because of Nukes
May 20

May 20 That Time American School Kids Were Given Dog Tags Because of Nukes

Matt Novak
1950s
What happened to Hilton's 'hotel on the Moon'?
Jul 12

Jul 12 What happened to Hilton's 'hotel on the Moon'?

Matt Novak
1950s, 1960s
The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012
Dec 19

Dec 19 The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012

Matt Novak
1910s
Giant Automatic Highway Builders of the Future
Dec 16

Dec 16 Giant Automatic Highway Builders of the Future

Matt Novak
1950s
Boxing Robots of the 1930s
Dec 13

Dec 13 Boxing Robots of the 1930s

Matt Novak
1930s
Senator Barry Goldwater Imagines Arizona in the Year 2012
Dec 7

Dec 7 Senator Barry Goldwater Imagines Arizona in the Year 2012

Matt Novak
1960s
Weather Control as a Cold War Weapon
Dec 5

Dec 5 Weather Control as a Cold War Weapon

Matt Novak
1940s, 1950s
Pollster George Gallup Jr. Looks to the Year 2000
Nov 30

Nov 30 Pollster George Gallup Jr. Looks to the Year 2000

Matt Novak
1980s
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