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Twenty years ago, over 140,000 Forbes readers participated in an unusual experiment designed to test the limits of long-distance communication: a letter from their own past. The experiment, called an ...

Watch as Forbes editors open our 20-year E-Mail Time Capsule. Explore what this digital experiment reveals about innovation, reflection, and the future of the American Dream ahead of the nation’s ...

The capsule was opened early because of a construction project. It revealed a Kylie Minogue CD, a pocket television and other ephemera from its time. By Victor Mather The time capsule was sealed away ...

For students who have grown up with online shopping, cell phones, and life on demand, the items inside felt like artifacts.