Combine the aggressive confidence of science and the speculative needs of business, and you get that unique Western omen-reader, the futurist.

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In a sense, speculative architecture is akin to science fiction.

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In the interest of expanding the human experience to interstellar travel, Jemison's organization will also establish The Way a scientific research institute that will embrace speculative, long-term science and technology initiatives.

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When opponents of the production of natural gas through hydraulic fracturing techniques (also known as fracking) present highly speculative environmental claims unsupported by sound science to shut down natural gas fracking, they are merely serving to increase the emissions of a multitude of pollutants and carbon dioxide.

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As it turned out, that prediction was traced to a speculative magazine article authored by an Indian glaciologist, Syed Hasnain, which had absolutely no supporting science behind it.

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