America Keeps Its Faith
Among all the world's major economies, the United States is the most religious. Why is this true? Will it remain so?...
Xeno-Transplantation: The Ultimate Or...
Every year, tens of thousands of people who could have been saved by organ transplants die before a donor is found....
Defending Your Reputation
Throughout history, maintaining one’s “good name” has been crucial. Fortunately, until the 21st century,...
The End of Religion?
It used to be taken for granted among the intellectual elite that the advance of democracy and science would mean the...
Are Electric Cars Finally Here?
published on: Nov 15, 2010
Electric automobiles were pioneered at the earliest stages of the automobile industry, but they were quickly over-shadowed by those with internal...
The War on Achievement and the Building Backl...
published on: Feb 15, 2010
Unlike any other country in the history of the world, the United States was founded on the ideal of unfettered social and economic mobility. For...
Reality Mining
published on: Oct 15, 2009
Exponential advances in computing power, data collection, and information storage are opening up enormous opportunities to forecast complex systems....
Stable Marriage Remains the Gold Standard of ...
published on: Oct 15, 2009
Despite the decline of long-term marriages as a proportion of all households, a mountain of research shows that the "married, never divorced"...
Being All You Can Be on the Job
published on: Sep 15, 2009
Performance-enhancing personal trainers, cosmetic surgery, and a combination of legal and illegal chemicals have become commonplace as athletes and...
Artificial Life
published on: Mar 15, 2009
Right at the intersection of cutting-edge infotech, biotech, and nanotech is the unprecedented technology of artificial life. This new industry will...
Growing Geopolitical Uncertainty, the "Wild C...
published on: Mar 15, 2009
Of all the risks that businesses, investors, and individuals face in the coming decade, none is more difficult to assess and prepare for than...
The Surprising Truth About American Generosit...
published on: Feb 15, 2009
Even in hard economic times, many Americans are extraordinarily generous with their time and money. Who are these givers? Why do they give? What does...
Green Jobs: Myth vs. Reality
published on: Feb 15, 2009
We’re hearing a lot of talk about so-called “green jobs” and their anticipated impact on the economy. Some of this is based on “solid...
The Dysfunctional American Family
published on: Sep 15, 2008
While the EU, Russia, and Japan are shrinking, the United States is still growing. Part of that growth is coming from immigration and part is coming...
The Future of Marriage in America
published on: Feb 15, 2008
Since the beginning, marriage has been civilization’s central social institution. However, its role in society has changed dramatically in...
Now, for the Real Climate Change Debate
published on: Jun 15, 2007
BusinessWeek tells us, “With the skeptics almost silenced, businesses are fighting over how to cut carbon emissions.” Boy, have they got it...
Campus Values Battle Moves to the Dorm Room
published on: May 15, 2007
As we’ve explained in previous issues, college campuses represent a leading-edge microcosm of our culture. Therefore, we should not be surprised...
Today's Consumers Can't Get No "Status-Factio...
published on: Mar 15, 2007
A new breed of restless consumers is motivated by the desire to achieve both status and satisfaction from the products and services they buy. They...
The Rise of Confrontational Atheism
published on: Jan 15, 2007
For decades, atheists have assumed that the advance of science, education, and technology would progressively marginalize religion. But precisely...
Affinity-Based Fraud
published on: Dec 15, 2006
As the Trends Editors have previously discussed, people are increasingly relying on affinity groups for their sense of identity. For most of us,...