The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow's technology still isn't here BOTY_2025 Francine becomes Fran -- a

Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus

and toys of the rich in this chilling near future in which calorie companies rule the world

where Black inmates worked on chain gangs overseen by violent white guards

She doesn't know what she has lost

The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow's technology still isn't here BOTY_2025 Francine becomes Fran -- aWe love to imagine the future. But why are groundbreaking future technologies always just around the corner, and never a reality? For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci fi utopia, from flying cars and bionic humans to hyperloops and smart cities. And why not? Building a better world be it a free flying commute or an automated urban lifestyle is a worthy dream. Given the pace of technological change, nothing seems impossible anymore. But