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We look at the Pope who banned railroads, the celebrity psychic who predicted JFK's death, the astronomer who ridiculed space travel, and more.
May 26, 2023
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Retrofuture legend Bruce McCall passes away, a stunning film from 1967 shows Disneyland's new version of Tomorrowland, and we explore wild predictions…
May 13, 2023
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Matt Novak
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April 2023
New This Week at Paleofuture
The 'Telephone Muffler' privacy tool of 1910, the curious chatbot of Bell Labs in the 1970s, and experimental TV in the 1940s.
Apr 7, 2023
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Matt Novak
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New Articles at Paleofuture This Week
Tom Hanks visits the retro-future, robot waiters serve pizza in 1983, and book publisher Peter Usborne dies at 85.
Apr 1, 2023
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Matt Novak
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February 2023
New Articles From Paleofuture in February
From 1980s nostalgia to another flying car company biting the dust, these were the articles you may have missed.
Feb 26, 2023
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Matt Novak
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The Latest Articles From Paleofuture
We take a look at bizarre medical gadgets from the 1920s, a Space Age kitchen from 1958, and much more.
Feb 11, 2023
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Matt Novak
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January 2023
New Articles From Paleofuture
This week we looked at how TV tech was going to transform war, the fancy runways of the 1920s, what robotic pets should smell like, and more.
Jan 27, 2023
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Matt Novak
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Predictions for the Four-Hour Work Day in 2023 Were Met With Celebration and Ridicule in 1923
"Steinmetz says four hours is a day’s work. The boss says it is hard to get a man to work that long.”
Jan 25, 2023
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Matt Novak
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How Simplified Spelling Was Supposed to Fix America's Crime Problem in the 1970s
"Hav u ever considerd th meny benefits ov a simplified fonetic speling that soundz just liek it's riten?"
Jan 24, 2023
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Matt Novak
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New Benefit for Paleofuture+ Members: Exclusive access to Closer Than We Think
Members at Paleofuture+ now have exclusive access to every Closer Than We Think newspaper comic strip from 1958 to 1963.
Jan 23, 2023
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Matt Novak
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This Movie Jukebox of the 1940s Was the Future of Entertainment
The Panoram Soundies existed before the proliferation of television, meaning they existed as a kind of communal small-screen entertainment before TV…
Jan 22, 2023
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Matt Novak
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New at Paleofuture This Week
How did a cartoonist from 1923 accurately predict the AI of 2023?
Jan 21, 2023
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Matt Novak
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