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The Best Articles in Future

The most useful articles and videos in Future from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Future Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Future by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'?
  2. Things could be better
  3. The End of Writing
  4. Betting on Things That Never Change
  5. The third magic

Videos

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Short Articles

Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Future—all under 10 minutes.

Long Articles

These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Future.

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Future, including:

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timoreilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.

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Benedict Evans

Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Mostly tech.

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Kevin Kelly

Senior Maverick at Wired, author of bestseller book, The Inevitable. Also Cool Tool maven, Recomendo chief, Asia-holic, and True Film buff.

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Amy Webb 🤖

CEO of @FTI. Future scenarios + foresight + tech trends. Prof @NYUStern. 4x best-selling author. Order my new book GENESIS MACHINE at the link.

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Future, including:

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MIT Technology Review

Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters

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ZDNET

Tomorrow belongs to those who embrace it today.

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Big Think

Learn from the world’s greatest thinkers. Join us on https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink.

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McKinsey & Company

Since 1926, the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 130+ offices in 65+ countries.

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IEEE Spectrum

The latest technology news and analysis from the world's leading engineering magazine

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