Introduction: the White House -- Welcome to the extreme future -- Fueling the future -- Finding prosperity: the innovation economy -- Help wanted: the future of the workforce -- Outliving the future: longevity medicine -- Tomorrow's climate -- Cultures in collision: the future of globalization -- Securing the future -- Weird science: what's next? -- Invisible war: the future of the individual -- Dancing dragon: the future of China -- The future of America and democracy.