I asked my MIT class to consider why some of the advances that MIT Technology Review’s journalists thought would change our world never really did—and what we can learn from the flops.
Although it’s less glamorous than envisioning which advances will change our future, analyzing failed technologies is equally important. It reveals how factors outside what is narrowly understood as technology play a role in its success—factors inclu… [8007 chars]
Source: MIT Technology Review | Published: 2026-01-12T11:15:00Z
Credit: MIT Technology Review
