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The Rise of the “Scenario,” a Trendy Way of Forecasting our Dystopian Future

New Yorker Culture 25 July 2026 12h ago
The Rise of the “Scenario,” a Trendy Way of Forecasting our Dystopian Future
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In “Biological War,” Annie Jacobsen imagines society collapsing from a man-made plague—part of a wave of such prophecies. But what do we miss when we try to predict the future?
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