How will advances in genetic science change our lives and health? Someday, will all our food be genetically engineered? Will genetic therapy eventually enable doctors to "turn off" diseases in their patients? Will it be possible—or permissible—to change the genetic makeup of one's child prior to birth? Should human cloning be allowed? What other ethical dilemmas will confront us because of genetic advances?

The growth of the Internet and advances in computers, wireless communication devices, digital imaging, etc., already are changing people's lives. What new advances will change them even more over the next 10, 25 or 50 years? What sorts of new gadgets will we acquire? How will the availability of wireless communication and Internet access virtually everywhere on the planet change our societies? What will be the "next big thing" of the near future?

What sort of vehicles will Americans be driving 10, 25 or 50 years down the road? What new materials, technologies, etc., might drastically change the automobile? What, if anything, will replace the internal combustion engine? Will it ever be possible to drive a vehicle that is high performance and environmentally friendly? What innovations might make cars of the future safer?

How will our homes change over the next 10, 25 or 50 years? What will the houses of the future look like? What yet-to-be-developed inventions might make the house of the future easier, more functional, more pleasant and/or more fun to live in? Will the "smart" house equipped with sensors and computers that respond to our needs ever become a reality?

What past prophecies of the future turned out to be wildly off the mark? What is your favorite wrong prediction? Which of those do you wish would have come true? Which failed visions are we better off without? Is it impossible to accurately predict the future, or are some seers more reliable than others?