Juliet Eilperin

Retrospective: What a 1976 Washington Post prediction got right about life in 2026

A retrospective look at a 1976 Washington Post article by science editor Thomas O'Toole, who attempted to predict life in 2026 for America's bicentennial. The piece highlights O'Toole's forecasts, which included gene editing, deep-sea mining, and nuclear-powered artificial hearts, noting what he got right about the future.