Lights, sound, and the roar of the crowd — concerts are electric experiences. But what will it mean to attend a show in the years to come?

Assisted by our friend Avery, we uncover how the people of the future will think about the future.

It’s cake! From traditional layers to wild flavors, how will the beloved celebratory dessert change in the future?

We’ve all received it — unwanted messages flooding our inboxes, social media, and phone lines. But how will our relationship with spam change in the chapters that lie ahead?

We throw it out, pile it up, and produce billions of tons of it each year. How will we continue to manage our colossal trash output in the future?

Along with providing protection and warmth, it gave us the bob, the afro, and the mohawk. What wonderful gifts will hair bestow on us next?

How would someone who traveled from the past into our present (their future) perceive our world? Prepare to find out.

From Looney Tunes to Toy Story to Avatar: The Last Airbender to Into the Spiderverse, animation continually pushes new boundaries. Where will animated entertainment take us next?

Chocolate, gummies, and lollipops are common candies today. But how will our sweet indulgences be different thousands of years from now?

It’s a central part of human society. But how will “work” be different several centuries from now?

What will our institutions of learning be like in the world of tomorrow?

It powers our homes, vehicles, and bodies. But what will the next phase of energy look like?

A new word is created every 98 minutes. What are some of the words we’ll be writing and speaking in the next century?

Cash. Dough. Bucks. Moolah. Cheddar. It goes by many names. But what will the payment for goods and services be like decades from now?

How will the buzz about small insects change as time goes by?

They provide both visibility and aesthetics. But how will lights shine in the next millennium?

Witches, superheroes, and slashers are popular costumes right now. But what will people dress up as for future Halloweens?

We use technology from the present to find out how people from the future will think about the past.

They’ve inspired elegant parties, tiny hot dogs, and bottle-flipping movies starring Tom Cruise. Where will the cocktails of tomorrow take us?

From flutes and lutes to doo wop and hip hop, people have been enjoying music for thousands of years. But what will music sound like thousands of years from today?

Centuries from now, will we still be filling our bowls with crunchy grains and milk that we spoon into our mouths while we watch TV?

What infomercial products will people be obsessed with in the distant future?

Right now it’s money, but what will people “win” through random drawings in the years to come?

It may be the “final frontier” now, but is that how we’ll think about space in the future?

If the future is indeed so bright we have to wear shades, what kind of shades will we be wearing?

Hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, weather can take many different forms. So what will the forecast be hundreds of years from today?

From Philocalian to Julian to Gregorian, mankind loves a good calendar. So what kind of calendar will we use to track the days to come?

Will dogs, cats, fish, and birds still be common household pets in the next millenium? Or will they be replaced by something… else?

We chat with an AI-enabled special guest to see if our visions of the future align.

It’s New Year’s Eve in the year 2499. What will your night look like?

From Pet Rocks and Cabbage Patch Kids to Furbies and Fidget Spinners, the world of toys continues to take kids to strange and interesting places. So where will we go next?

It’s the time of year when we give thanks, give gifts, and give to the less fortunate. But could future generations think of “giving” in an entirely different way?

We need it, we track it, we too often lack it. Does the future have the potential to bring us better sleep?

From rotary dials to curly cords on kitchen walls to a permanent place in our pockets, where will phones take us next?

It’s the most popular form of transportation (other than walking). What will riding a bike look like in the world of tomorrow?

While fireworks date all the way back to ancient China, how might these dazzling displays of light and color look different in centuries to come?

Baseball, soccer, tennis, and golf are all popular summertime sports today, but could an innovative new sport come along and own the sunny season?

Two hundred years ago a man gazed at his grass, thought “that would look better short”, and invented the lawnmower. So how will we be cutting our grass 200 years from now?

From its speedy origins to Big Macs, the fast food industry is defined by innovative processes and products. So what sort of amazing treats await us next?

Across the world millions of people ride buses, subways, trains, trolleys, and ferries every day. What kind of transportation will they be taking in the future—and where will they be going?

Brought to life with the invention of the iPod at the turn of the century, podcasts are now a common part of our listening lives. So how will podcasts change over the next 20 years… and beyond?

How will the materials that hold items like toothpaste, lotions, shampoos, and shaving cream evolve to make our lives better?

They come in many names and styles: trousers, jeans, leggings, knickerbockers, bell bottoms, overalls, etc. But when will pants take a major leap forward (and what might that look like)?

The pen may be mightier than the sword. But will it (and its writing instrument brothers and sisters) survive the decades ahead without significant changes?

From cave paintings to camcorders to polaroids to pictures on your phone, humans are continually finding new ways to capture memories. So what’s next?