A trailblazing exploration of how we can plan better for the future—our own, our families’, and our society’s.
“Most of us only see the future after it becomes the past. The Optimist's Telescope is here to change that. It's a rare read that's as fascinating as it is important.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals
About Bina
Bina Venkataraman is an American journalist, author, and science & technology policy expert. She is currently a columnist at The Washington Post writing on the future. From 2019 to 2022, she was the Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe, overseeing its editorial board and opinion coverage and shepherding two Pulitzer finalist editorial series. She formerly served as senior adviser for climate change innovation in the Obama White House, and directed global policy initiatives at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. Since 2011, she has taught in the program on science, technology, and society at MIT. Venkataraman is an alumna of Brown University and the Harvard Kennedy School.