Looking back, the 20th century saw more innovation then history of mankind before that. This was the century of electronics, computers, software and the Internet. Now when we are at the beginning of the 21st century what will we see in the coming decades? There is strong evidence that technology is still very primitive and that we will see more progress in the 21st century than all progress of mankind combined.
In this lecture we look into the future and look at the trends that are will shape the world in the near future. We will look at technology that dies and jobs that are changing.
References:
BBC Horizon (1964) with Arthur C. Clarke
Big Thinkers (2001) with Douglas Adams
Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future - 2012 TED talk
Peter Diamandis: Abundance the book
IPCC Climate Change
Microsoft's Future Vision - Live, Work, Play
2. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future.
Because unless you believe that the future can be better,
you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
- Noam Chomsky
4. Illustrations by French artist
Villemard in 1910 of how he
imagined the future to be in
the year 2000
5. Read
more
at
Sad
and
Useless,
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-‐in-‐2000/#FQZyXhjwDLTbqp6Y.99
In the 21st century, in order to control traffic jams in the air,
there will be more and more flying policemen.
6. Read
more
at
Sad
and
Useless,
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-‐in-‐2000/#FQZyXhjwDLTbqp6Y.99
Schools will be equipped with audio books.
7. Read
more
at
Sad
and
Useless,
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-‐in-‐2000/#FQZyXhjwDLTbqp6Y.99
You’ll be able to send mail just by dictating it into loudspeaker.
8. Read
more
at
Sad
and
Useless,
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-‐in-‐2000/#FQZyXhjwDLTbqp6Y.99
Building sites will be equipped with
automatic devices and machines.
9. Read
more
at
Sad
and
Useless,
http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-‐in-‐2000/#FQZyXhjwDLTbqp6Y.99
Listening to an audio-newspaper.
Listening
to
an
audio-‐newspaper.
28. “"There
is
no
reason
for
any
individual
to
have
a
computer
in
their
home.”
-‐
Kenneth
Olsen,
president
and
founder
of
Digital
Equipment
Corp.,
1977
37 YEARS AGO
45. Global Warming
Financials Crisis
Loss of Biodiversity and Extinctions
Arms trade
Drugs Conflicts
Extreme weather
Overpopulation
Terrorism
Food shortages
53. 1900
REVOLUTION
IN
SCIENCE
–
EINSTEIN,
CURIE,
FREUD,
BOHR,
TURING
!
BROADCAST
CULTURE
–
RADIO,
MOVIES,
TV,
SITCOMS
!
ANALOG
–
RECORDS,
CASETTES,
FILM,
BOOKS,
CD,
DVD
!
INDUSTRIAL
!
FACT
BASED
EDUCTION
2000 2100
THE
THIRD
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
END
OF
CONTROL
EVERYTHING
IS
DIGITAL
THE
RISE
OF
SOFTWARE
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
INFINITE
COMPUTING
ROBOTICS
3D
PRINTING
SYNTHETIC
BIOLOGY
DIGITAL
MEDICINE
NANOMATERIAL
ABUNDANCE
SUPERMAGNETS