Paleofuture is written and edited by Matt Novak—100% human-created content without the assistance of artificial intelligence.

Where we explore past visions of the future. From flying cars and jetpacks to utopias and dystopias.

The blog was formerly at Smithsonian (2011-2013) and most recently at Gizmodo (2013-2020). Matt has written for BBC Future, Vox, Pacific Standard, Slate, The Verge, GOOD, Wall Street Journal, TheAtlantic.com, Forbes.com, and Buzzfeed.

Matt has delivered talks at South by Southwest, dConstruct in Brighton, UK, The Conference in Malmo, Sweden, UCLA's Digital Cash conference, and the University of Virginia's edUi conference. In 2012, he partnered with the BBC to put on an exhibit of retro-futuristic items from his personal collection in Hollywood.