Yoda still standing: Pentagon futurist Andrew Marshall, 92, survives budget ax (opens in new tab)

Futurology is a really interesting field. I was fortunate enough to attend a workshop by the reknowned trendspotter/futurologist Magnus Lindkvist a while ago. It was brilliant. If you have half an hour to kill, this talk is the essence of it: http://vimeo.com/44026423