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WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE IN 2040?


Rambunctious Supreme Court Justices squabble publicly on live television and bring in a Madame Defarge to cast the deciding vote on difficult cases.

A beleaguered Netflix executive finds that he has to take extreme measures to save
a popular new series.

An astrophysicist runs into a sexy young woman at a Sunday religious ceremony and
manages to teach her something new and startling about the universe.

An NBA star decides to team up with other top players to form a new
professional league.

A Pentagon general realizes that he has to move quickly after the Chinese government
embarks on a plan to diminish America’s naval power in the Pacific
and wreck its economy.

A young actress leaves the glamour of Hollywood to search for a life she thinks
she has been missing.

Two ninety-five-year-olds find love in a nursing home until science interferes.


12 Short Stories About the Future to Intrigue, Enlighten
And Occasionally Shock You