Paleofuture

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

DARPA Spent $1 Billion Trying to Build a Real-Life Skynet in the 1980s

Dec 18

Dec 18 DARPA Spent $1 Billion Trying to Build a Real-Life Skynet in the 1980s

I Want This TV of the Future From 1957

Dec 18

Dec 18 I Want This TV of the Future From 1957

We've Been Blaming Movies for Real-Life Crime for Over a Century

Dec 16

Dec 16 We've Been Blaming Movies for Real-Life Crime for Over a Century

In 1933 This TV Was Imagined as the 'Radio Set of 1960'

Dec 13

Dec 13 In 1933 This TV Was Imagined as the 'Radio Set of 1960'

This Week in Time Capsules: Nikola Tesla Statue Rises in Silicon Valley

Dec 13

Dec 13 This Week in Time Capsules: Nikola Tesla Statue Rises in Silicon Valley

Tomorrow's Telephone and The Leisure Society That Never Arrived

Dec 11

Dec 11 Tomorrow's Telephone and The Leisure Society That Never Arrived

People Didn't Trust the Internet Before There Even Was One

Dec 10

Dec 10 People Didn't Trust the Internet Before There Even Was One

9 Vintage Photos That Are Actually Lying to You

Dec 9

Dec 9 9 Vintage Photos That Are Actually Lying to You

This Week in Time Capsules: "Feel Old Yet?" Edition

Dec 6

Dec 6 This Week in Time Capsules: "Feel Old Yet?" Edition

This 1969 'Internet' Radio Looked Pretty Slick

Dec 6

Dec 6 This 1969 'Internet' Radio Looked Pretty Slick

Military Drones Are Nothing New

Dec 6

Dec 6 Military Drones Are Nothing New

1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy's Submarine-Launched Drone

Dec 5

Dec 5 1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy's Submarine-Launched Drone

Time Capsule Mystery in Michigan Nearly Solved

Dec 5

Dec 5 Time Capsule Mystery in Michigan Nearly Solved

The Concept Art for the 1964 New York World's Fair 'Magic Skyway' Was Simply Beautiful

Dec 4

Dec 4 The Concept Art for the 1964 New York World's Fair 'Magic Skyway' Was Simply Beautiful

How Newspapers Wrote About the Internet in 1988

Dec 4

Dec 4 How Newspapers Wrote About the Internet in 1988

The Future of News in the Dark Ages of 2003

Dec 3

Dec 3 The Future of News in the Dark Ages of 2003

Skyport One: The Airport of the Future from 1957

Dec 2

Dec 2 Skyport One: The Airport of the Future from 1957

What International Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s

Nov 27

Nov 27 What International Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s

Thanksgiving Dinner Was Supposed To Be In Pill Form By Now

Nov 27

Nov 27 Thanksgiving Dinner Was Supposed To Be In Pill Form By Now