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11 surprising predictions for 2017 from some of the biggest names in science

What scientific discoveries will 2017 bring? What technological innovations? Probably not time travel — or time-shares on Mars. But no one really knows for sure, and when we asked some of the biggest names in science and technology to share their predictions for the coming year, there was a bit of pushback. Includes UW–Madison’s Tracey Holloway.