On average, humans get around 4,000 weeks of lifespan. All that we ever dreamed of achieving, all our joys and heartache, all our ever-fleeting moments of experiencing existence occur within this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nirit Cohen covers the Future of Work, bridging trends with solutions. Instead of letting new ideas drift away, Bolles offers a ...

Julie Heng ’24 is an Integrative Biology and Philosophy concentrator in Kirkland House. Her column “Future in Progress” typically appears on alternate Mondays. I’ve been having some trouble with my ...

Future You aims to guide young people to better choices through chats with an AI version of themselves at 60. Do you ever wish you could talk to your older self? With ...

Chatbots are now posing as friends, romantic partners, and departed loved ones. Now, we can add another to the list: Your future self. MIT Media Lab's Future You project invited young people, aged 18 ...

The ability of people in their 30s, 40s and 50s to visualize their future selves—that is, to see themselves, literally and figuratively, as someone 80 or older—leads to better retirement-related ...

Is that discouraging midterm grade in your biochemistry class deterring you from your destined path as a future doctor? Do you wish that you could talk to your future self and ask them how they (well ...

When asked why he didn’t begin writing novels until his 30s, the celebrated Czech author Milan Kundera said he didn’t have the requisite experience when he was younger. “This jerk that I was, I wouldn ...

A self-fulfilling prophecy is when a person’s expectations about a situation come true due to changes in their own behavior. It is a psychological phenomenon that can play a role in mental health.