Tuesday, March 22, 2011

How will life in 2050 be like?

How will life in 2050 be like?

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?

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