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Not long ago, my six-year-old son was in the bath, building cities out of colorful foam blocks. (“City blocks!” he said. “Get it?”) One metropolis, on the tub’s outside edge, was supposed to be based ...

The last few centuries have seen tremendous growth in the global economy as we’ve evolved from an agriculture-based society to today’s digital society. We’ve moved from being nomads and hunters to ...

Imagine the future. Where is it for you? Do you see yourself striding towards it? Perhaps it's behind you. Maybe it's even above you. And what about the past? Do you imagine looking over your shoulder ...

In an era marked by complex and interwoven crises, the role of the United Nations in preparing for the future has never been more critical. Just this year, at the Summit of the Future, the ...

It's difficult to predict exactly what the future internet will look like because new technology is evolving so quickly — but there is no doubt that the newest iteration of the web will transform ...

What does the future of Los Angeles look like 25, 30 or 40 years down the line? That question was at the center of Imagining a Future L.A., a five-part series published by The Times on Sunday. But ...

Imagine the future. Where is it for you? Do you see yourself striding towards it? Perhaps it’s behind you. Maybe it’s even above you. And what about the past? Do you imagine looking over your shoulder ...

When L.A. Times staffers started to assemble a Future of L.A. project last year, we wondered which topics might deserve a deep dive. Housing? Transportation? Entertainment and popular culture? Is L.A.