What will happen in 2016?
by Alex Hern, Jon Henley, Dan Roberts in Washington, from on (#Z743)
Space explorers, genetic scientists, US voters, terrorists and hackers look set to dominate our world next year - but don't rule out the odd pleasant surprise
Never make predictions, especially about the future. So said Mark Twain, Yogi Berra or Niels Bohr - or possibly all three.
But if you must, there are really only two options: play safe and go for the obvious, or come up with forecasts so giddily optimistic that no one will take you seriously.
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