The Rise of the “Scenario,” a Trendy Way of Forecasting our Dystopian Future
- Posted on July 25, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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The Rise of the “Scenario,” a Trendy Way of Forecasting our Dystopian Future
In “Biological War,” Annie Jacobsen imagines society collapsing from a man-made plague—part of a wave of such prophecies. But what do we miss when we try to predict the future?