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24 alternatives to Freakonomics: The Future (Probably) Isn’t as Scary as You Think

Kevin Kelly tries to predict the inevitable future.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Freakonomics: The Future (Probably) Isn’t as Scary as You Think launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Going Deep #118 - Kevin Kelly▲70

   Kevin Kelly talks artificial intelligence, economic systems

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Freakonomics▲97

   A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Think Like a Freak▲81

   The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Freakonomics - This Is Your Brain on Podcasts▲60

   Scientific evidence that podcasts are good for your brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   James Altucher Show - Kevin Kelly▲63

   One rule for predicting what you never saw coming

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tell Me Something I Don’t Know▲56

   A new trivia-like series from the Freakonomics folks

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Well Made - Embracing the Inevitable with Kevin Kelly▲69

   The 12 forces that will shape our future.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Inevitable▲87

   The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Planet Money▲153

   A podcast covering the global economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    When To Rob a Bank▲165

    New book from the authors of Freakonomics

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Freakonomics: Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream▲60

    $7 bil: the consumer surplus Uber created.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13AS
    A social platform to record and debate predictions of the future▲78

    2019 · predibly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Percypt▲75

    Transform collective intelligence into accurate forecasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Future² ep. #74: Clayton Christensen's New Theory▲53

    Innovation

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Freakonomics Radio: What Are You Waiting For?▲56

    Why haven't we found a better way to get what we want?

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Predictive World▲153

    This site will predict your future

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream▲66

    How to predict the future of technology.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fooled By Randomness ▲105

    The hidden role of chance in life and markets

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20PA
    Prophet – A financial micro-framework in Python▲152

    2014 · blog.michaelsu.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Freakonomics - Trust Me▲64

    Societies that trust one another are healthier & wealthier.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Will This Happen▲75

    Bringing (uncertain) certainty to politics

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Interview with Peter Diamandis (XPrize)▲71

    What our future will look like once AI outsmarts humans :)

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sage▲103

    Predict the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

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