Over-the-Horizon: Not Just for Radar Anymore

A few months ago, I heard an interesting colloquium by John Hopcroft, one of the preeminent thinkers in the area of theoretical computer science. His talk mirrored his current investigative passion--future directions in theoretical computer science--but his approach can be instructive to anyone concerned with what I call adaptive anticipation (discerning trends and adapting behavior to changes before events require it).