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The Future of Paleofuture (and Its Creator, Matt Novak)
I'm departing Gizmodo after almost 10 years and trying to decide what to do next.
Dec 18, 2022 • 
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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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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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The Fed Predicted in 1977 That a Gallon of Milk Would be $12.50 by Now
The average price is currently $4.44 per gallon.
Jan 4, 2023 • 
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The Fed Predicted in 1977 That a Gallon of Milk Would be $12.50 by Now
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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New at Paleofuture This Week
How did a cartoonist from 1923 accurately predict the AI of 2023?
Jan 21, 2023 • 
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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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Introducing Paleofuture+
Exclusive new content for just $5 per month.
Jan 9, 2023 • 
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Watch the First Drone Ever Shot Down With a Laser in 1973
After years of FOIA requests, I finally found footage of the test.
Jan 3, 2023 • 
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Watch the First Drone Ever Shot Down With a Laser in 1973
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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Predictions for the Four-Hour Work Day in 2023 Were Met With Celebration and Ridicule in 1923
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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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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