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WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE IN 2040?Rambunctious Supreme Court Justices squabble publicly on live television and bring in a Madame Defarge to cast the deciding vote on difficult cases.A beleaguered Netflix executive finds that he has to take extreme measures to save a popular new series.An astrophysicist runs into a sexy young woman at a Sunday religious ceremony and manages to teach her something new and startling about the universe.An NBA star decides to team up with other top players to form a new professional league.A Pentagon general realizes that he has to move quickly after the Chinese government embarks on a plan to diminish America's naval power in the Pacificand wreck its economy.A young actress leaves the glamour of Hollywood to search for a life she thinks she has been missing.Two ninety-five-year-olds find love in a nursing home until science interferes.12 Short Stories About the Future to Intrigue EnlightenAnd Occasionally Shock You