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Well, for starters we are about so much more than making predictions.</p><p>Our mission statement is simple:</p><p><strong>"Making you smarter every day."</strong></p><p>BBC Future was born because you told us you wanted more in-depth coverage of science, health and technology – so we aim to provide expert analysis and features about the big ideas shaping the world, and the new insights challenging what we think we know about ourselves.</p><p>We are not a futurology website (although we dabble). We are a guide to how to live more intelligently in a fast-changing world. A home for the insatiably curious.</p><blockquote><p> We are a guide to how to live more intelligently in a fast-changing world </p></blockquote><p>Our interests are broad – as we're sure yours are too – so we cover everything from brains and bodies to tomorrow's transport; from everyday science to the limits of the possible and the frontiers of human endeavour.</p><p>Every page you visit here should expand your mind. 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