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Living the Alternative

Will 2015 Be Like The Future?

December 31, 2014

Cover of "Back to the Future Part II" — Cover of Back to the Future Part II

Now that we have reached the year from Back to the Future II, where Marty McFly travels to save his son, are we really that much like the prediction from the 1989 film?

“Now that the real 2015 is not a week away, let’s assess: How much did screenwriter Bob Gale, director Robert Zemeckis and the rest of the filmmakers get right? For an expert look at how the real 2015 will stack up with Back to the Future’s fictional universe, Newsweek contacted a slew of influential futurists—scientists and thinkers who study and make predictions about the technologies of the future.”

To read about all the things Marty McFly got right about our present year, click here.

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