With all the attention on hoverboards and self-lacing Nikes as predicted (or not) in 1989 by the depiction of 2015 in “Back to the Future Part II,” my thoughts went to the actual premise of the ...

“There are three basic things to remember relative to change: 1) face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it were, 2) change before you have to, and 3) control your own destiny, or someone ...

SINGAPORE: As scientists experiment with ways to unlock the secrets of longevity, one expert suggested a tried-and-tested method to fight ageing called “backcasting”. Backcasting involves thinking ...

Backcasting is an accountability index for experts in their field. Every day, people are subjected to opinions of "experts" in their fields and when right, the experts will remind you of their ...

Latin America is traditionally seen as economically volatile. Yet there has been relatively little work on the evolution of business cycles in the region and on how their main features compare with ...

“You can slice and dice the data anyway you want, but India’s GDP growth rates between 2004 and 2011 were bound to come down in the backcasting computation effort,” said TCA Anant, former Chief ...