What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a ‘menu’ and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. Bu 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
Then, ‘Holographic Feedback TV’ will have arrived: holograms are pictures that have height, width
and depth. Simple holograms exist today and ‘virtual reality’ games are already popular. By 2050, we will be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angels to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots- they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere- in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Lat but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things - but should they?
How will life in 2050 be like? written by Cristina Nuta for FamousWhy.com
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Date:
Name: Scott
11/2009 17
One thing for sure I know will happen is that people will find a way to be immortal. We already know how we age. This is through telomeres, part of chromosomes. Scientists are already digging up information about how we can stop natural aging. All of us will have the chance to become immortal. Please comment on if you think this is a good thing or bad.
2 Votes
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Name: bethany
11/2009 15
UH,I HATE THE FACT....they are probably going to consider to clone.I would kill that clone.I like to be unique and i am perfect the way i am.
Also,i am scared about the factories of robots not people.
Where would the people go if they do or have been working at factories ?
Now,did you say that computers will drive us ? That's pretty scary...
-3 Votes
Date:
Name: Aditi
11/2009 11
It sounds cool.There would be no demands except the demand for PEACE. People may forget the word peace
3 Votes
Date:
Name: Kerry
11/2009 03
I'm glad I will be gone by then!
-2 Votes
Date:
Name: Haylie
09/2009 01
I hope that's how our world will turn out!
-6 Votes
Date:
Name: Josh
06/2009 26
I like your ideas, but this article sounds like a 12 year-old wrote it.
3 Votes
Date:
Name: Kosher Chan
03/2009 21
The world will be in a great
danger by the time world will not exist
-4 Votes
Date:
Name: tanisha
02/2009 25
it will be cool and hope all fascilities will be there
18 Votes
Date:
Name: No_Name
01/2009 11
The world will be in a great
danger by the time world will not exist
-8 Votes
Date:
Name: Ally
08/2008 19
By 2050 80% of the world's population will come from undeveloped/poor countries. There will also have been at least two more world wars. Yay.
13 Votes
Date:
Name: ROHIT
08/2008 12
rocking
22 Votes
Date:
Name: kcpower
05/2008 29
The world will be in a great
danger by the time world will not exist
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