BTB #283: Predicting the Present

Predicting the future is a dangerous proposition, but predicting the present isn't necessarily any easier a task. In his closing keynote presentation to the recent NFAIS 2012 Conference, Joseph Esposito echoed science fiction author William Gibson, who said, "The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed." In other words, the raw materials of our future scenarios are lying all around us