From Cryptocurrency to Space Travel, Is the Future Already Here?

Technology has transformed our world, turning one-time science fiction into reality. WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival explores the next frontier

Radical change is sweeping the globe. New technology is turning science fiction into reality, improving quality of life for some and leaving others behind. The #MeToo movement has rocked workplaces and forced us to rethink interactions between men and women. And consumers are rejecting everything from hamburgers to housecleaning products that don’t tell a story about their provenance. What’s next?

At The Future of Everything Festival, which starts Tuesday, leading thinkers and top Wall Street Journal editors will grapple with...

Japanese dairy farmers are getting robots to milk their cows, as a labor crunch forces businesses to step up capital spending on robotics and information technology.

Genomics is coming to psychiatry, with some doctors using a gene test to figure out the most effective anti-depressant for a patient.

Privacy, like public safety, is a problem that must be dealt with collectively or not at all: Welcome to the era of “group privacy.”