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24 alternatives to The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream

How to predict the future of technology.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Signal and the Noise▲73
Why so many predictions fail - but some don't
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
3
Future Timeline▲115
Predicts advancements in science and technology
2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →
4
Rise of the Robots▲67
Technology and the threat of a jobless future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Bytes - "Okay Google, what is artificial intelligence?"▲62
We discuss what an AI-powered future could look like
2016 · static1.squarespace.com · its alternatives →
6
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Inevitable▲87
The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly
2017 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →
9
Humans Need Not Apply▲56
A new book on the future of work in the age of robots
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Futurism▲109
Product Hunt for news about the future
2014 · futurism.co · its alternatives →
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The Future of the Mind▲72
The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Life 3.0▲92
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
On Intelligence▲12
The real future of artificial intelligence
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Technotopia: 28 - Paul Papadimitriou▲63
A podcast about a better future
2016 · technotopia.cc · its alternatives →
15
The Industries of the Future▲60
Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Robot Overlordz - 224: Conscientious Futures▲66
Self-publishing, corporate sovereignty, and the future of AI
2015 · its alternatives →
17
The Economist: The Future of Computing▲76
On artificial intelligence, Go and Moore's Law
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54
What's the future?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up To Us▲142
From the WTF? economy to the Next Economy
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
What to Think About Machines That Think: ▲74
Today's leading thinkers on the age of machine intelligence
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Interview with Peter Diamandis (XPrize)▲71
What our future will look like once AI outsmarts humans :)
2017 · theartofcharm.com · its alternatives →
22
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
WhatTheFIsML▲110
An illustrated guide to understanding Machine Learning
2016 · its alternatives →
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Chatbots▲102
Conversational UI and the future of online interaction
2016 · its alternatives →

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