We all wonder about the future and, of course, being able to predict comes in handy, which is why Thomas Frey is a man in demand. He is considered the world’s top futurist.

He’s the innovation editor of “The Futurist” magazine, the senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute and author of “Communicating with the Future.”

He joins us via Skype to explain the art of predicting the future, which involves studying trends and data — not a crystal ball or wild guesses.

Find out whether he’s optimistic or pessimistic about the future of mankind based on his research and why he believes some day, our species will be living beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

Plus, will legalized marijuana soon become the norm? He draws upon his study of the Prohibition to make his prediction.

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