Futurists
If you would like to travel forward into time and see what events will take place in the world, you are out of luck. But, the closest thing to that could be attained by checking to see what the futurists of the world are up to.
A futurist is someone who studies and tries to predict emerging trends and discontinuities in the global marketplace including areas such as consumers, technology, health and health care, workplace, global business trends. Most futurists are part time and spend their full time in another profession. Some futurists could be considered crackpots, while others are more legitimate.
A fun place get acquainted with futurists is by visiting www.longbets.com. Here you read and discuss what you or others think may or may not happen in the future, or what the future will be like. For other links on the subject of Future Studies, go to:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Futures_Studies
One thing about the future that is true is that change is guaranteed. If you think you can predict the future, give it a try and cash in on it. One thing that is guaranteed in life is change. The only thing that isn’t known is how and when.