Thursday, January 19, 2012

20 Interesting Predictions for the Future

Will deserts become tropical forests?


Here is an interesting article of 20 interesting predictions to transpire by 2112. Inspired by ten 100-year predictions made by American civil engineer John Elfreth Watkins in 1900, in which many of the "strange, almost impossible" predictions made by Watkins came true here is what futurologists Ian Pearson (IP) and Patrick Tucker (PT) think of your ideas.

1. Oceans will be extensively farmed and not just for fish
2. We will have the ability to communicate through thought transmission 
3. Thanks to DNA and robotic engineering, we will have created incredibly intelligent humans who are immortal 
4. We will be able to control the weather

Read the likelihood that the futurologists predict on these and 16 other ideas by reading the whole article:

Twenty top predictions for life 100 years from now