The Toronto Maple Leafs are a lot of fun to watch these days aren't they? They are young, fast, skilled, and they are almost all fighting for a job. So what happens next? We are all as fans, arm chair GM's, and we all have our own i...

Kevin Lawton submits:While a vast majority of the media seems preoccupied with what the Next Big Thing will be online, there is scarcely any coverage of a monster future trend which will sweep across nearly all interesting online si...

We don't just go to GDC in search of hot scoops. We're also constantly scanning our periphery for the next big movement in video game technology. This year, it came in the form of the VirtuSphere - a device we've heard about since ...

Before the next time Torii Hunter opens his mouth, he should think over what he wants to say or get a dictionary.   If Hunter gets a big booing on Opening Day in Los Angeles, he better know for the future. He deserves it.   Hunter r...

While you may be aware of WPP in general it may be worth a look to see just how big this media conglomerate is. Last week the company stated that digital will account for 2/3 of its business over the next three to four years. Consid...

Hardware, Rumors, First Look On the Macworld show floor, I really didn't see one product that blew me away, but what I did see is conceptually, the next big thing that's going to not only blow all of us away, but it wi...

Archaeology: Dynasty of priestesses Next Big Future: Carnival of Space 143 io9: Scientists discover booze that won't cause hangover N.Y. Times: Human culture plays role in natural selection  Discover Magazine: How to build a $1,0...

Carnival of Space #143 is now up at the Next Big Future. It doesn't have cute, hand drawn space Pokemon, but it does have a freaking fantastic avalanche on Mars, bad science fiction movies, Uranus, Neptune, how to stop your near-lig...

I am off to points unknown putting my Sooper Sekrit Project ™ into action, so I don’t have time for a lengthy post. Instead, go to the 143rd Carnival of Space, hosted at Next Big Future. Space! Astronomy! Science!

Jeff Miller submits: Let's pose an important investment question: What sector has the best chance of doing well over the next decade?My vote would be for biotech. An aging population will need more health care. The big discoverie...

Tim Iacono submits: The Obama administration has touted nuclear energy as part of the next step in America’s clean-energy future. An innovative nuclear energy firm has developed a smaller, economically viable nuclear plant that may ...

IS there a bubble in China I do not think so as it relates to commodities but expect volatility as they will be absent from the markets next week. Though past performance is not indicative of future results I recall last year big sw...

Sam Worthington had a helluva 2009. He was the bright spot in an otherwise underwhelming return to mankind's bleak, Skynet-run future in "Terminator Salvation." Now he's a name on everyone's lips for his starring role in James Camer...

A Brief History of the Future As the sun sets on Tuesday, the clock slowly ticks closer to that final goal many have sought since the whispers of an Apple Tablet started almost five years ago. That goal is finally definite and conc...

He goes into space, of course! No, we aren’t talking about Super Mario Galaxy 2. We’re discussing the future of Mario after his Galaxy 2 stint. Nintendo has now proven that there’s a big market for Mario in both 2d and 3d. There...

Every day on the morning shows, daytime shows, and cable shows, we see various "experts" and "trendspotters" who tell us what fashion, food, toy, and/or tech product is going to be the next big thing. Often these are ridiculous pred...

Originally published in MedPage Today by Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American Correspondent It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. That famous observation from baseball great Yogi Berra applies in spades...

As Agent Smith noted in the Matrix, transcribed by Next Big Future: You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There...

Next Space was a memorable visit for us. It seemed like a great environment for the future growing digital workforce. We hope to see many more places like this emerge. Look for a coworking space near you! They are more common than y...

Now that Avatar—James Cameron's big blue weeping-Indian of an epic—has made a billion dollars (making it the fastest film to do so in history) and Cinema Is Changed Forever, what's next? Will it have a legacy beyond special-effects?...