We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won’t provide that; experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. History doesn’t repeat itself and even genetics won’t tell you everything you want to know. Today Margaret joins the show to discuss her new book, "Uncharted, How to Navigate the Future," in which she drew on a wide array of people and places, to look at long-term projects developed over generations that could never have been planned the way that they have been run.
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