Art's Bold New Direction
The director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum predicts how art will engage us as never before
By Richard Koshalek
Rita Dove on the Future of Literature
The Pulitzer-Prize winning poet discusses how new technologies will affect the creative process
By Lucinda Moore
Tod Machover on Composing Music by Computer
The inventor and MIT professor talks about where music and technology will intersect over the course of the next 40 years
By Erica R. Hendry
Nine Historical Archives That Will Spill New Secrets
Declassified records and journals to be released in coming decades will shed new light on pivotal 20th-century figures and events
By Mark Strauss
James Cameron on the Future of Cinema
The director of Avatar and Terminator talks about future sequels, 3-D television and Hollywood in 2050
By Lorenza Muñoz
George Lopez on Comedy and Race
The late-night talk show host discusses how America's changing demographics will affect what makes people laugh
By Lorenza Muñoz
A Youth Renaissance for Native Americans
Filmmaker Chris Eyre says Native pride will embolden the next generation of first Americans
By Chris Eyre
Sabiha Al Khemir on Islam and the West
The museum curator and author predicts that relations between the United States and the Muslim world will improve
By Amy Crawford
Carl Hiaasen on Human Weirdness
The satirist talks about the "curve of human weirdness" and the need for public outrage in the political arena
By T. A. Frail