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Tom Standage
Technology Editor, The Economist
Tom Standage is technology editor at The Economist magazine and the author of four history books, A History of the World in Six Glasses (2005), The Mechanical Turk (2002), The Neptune File (2000), and The Victorian Internet (1998), two of which have been serialized as "Book of the Week" on Radio 4. The Victorian Internet was made into a Channel 4 documentary, How the Victorians Wired the World.
Tom has previously covered science and technology for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wired, and Prospect. He holds a degree in Engineering and Computer Science from Oxford University, and is the least musical member of a musical family. He is married and lives in Greenwich, London, with his wife and daughter.
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Books published by The Economist’s journalists in 2025 - The Economist -
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The Economist: Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2026 - BizNews -
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A look back at last year’s predictions - The Economist -
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Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2026 - The Economist -
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The World Ahead 2026 - The Economist -
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The Economist’s Tom Standage Previews Global Trends in “The World Ahead” in L... -
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The surprising ways in which games have changed the world—an interview with K... -
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How did our predictions stack up in 2024? - The Economist -
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The World Ahead 2025 - The Economist -
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Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2025 - The Economist -
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How AI can make robots fit for a human world - The Economist -
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The trends to watch this year - The Economist -
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Metrics to keep an eye on in 2024, from solar cells to superhero movies - The... -
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How we did with last year’s predictions - The Economist -
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Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2024 - The Economist -
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How to forecast major events in 2023 - The Economist -
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What will be the buzzwords of 2023? - The Economist -
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Ten trends to watch in the coming year - The Economist -
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The future of health care - The Economist -
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