Weather forecasts are now deeply engrained in contemporary culture. Our outfit for the day or whether we need an umbrella to protect us from the rain is all dependent on what our trusty weather forecasts predict. In fact with the technology we have today, meteorologists can predict weather changes on an hourly basis or what the weather might be like in months to come.
One of our biggest problems today are natural disasters. Constantly, people and their homes are lost to natural disasters such as Tsunamis and Earthquakes. With technology today, our Richter scales are able to determine the magnitude of earthquakes and the severity of tremors they send. However, similarly to weather forecasts, our predictions of natural disasters, our readings and predictions are often inaccurate and untrustworthy.
By the year 2100, I believe that geophysists will have mapped out all the faults in the Earth's crust, extending 50kms below the surface.Accordingly, computer simulations can exactly predict when and where earthquakes will occur and the exact magnitudes of the earthquakes. This will completely transform our outlooks towards natural disasters as we will no longer be in constant fear by virtue of comprehensive preventative measures that can be taken place.
This is to say, people will understand when to vacate buildings which may be too weak and dangerous, avoid holidays that may be in danger zones, ensure all hazardous chemicals are securely stored allowing casualties to be drastically minimalised. By the year 2100, natural disasters will no longer pose as threats as serious as they are today.
Phone has become a more and more essential component of our
daily lives. It not only let us communicates, but it includes other functions
such as listening to music, taking pictures and surf the net. It’s a
combination of everything we want and need. However, the new designs of what
future phones might looks like, excites us for what the future might have
installed for us. The following model is one of many designs that we might have
in the future.
This glass design gives a clean and simple element compared
with other phones. The problem it might
bring is the care you have to put in in order to keep the glass safe. Other
than that, all aspects of this phone are positive and “noob friendly” so that
even elders can use them to their max potential.
When it comes to global warming, must of us can't event begin to fathom the extinction of all our favourite animals. However, the cruel reality is that if we proceed harming the environment at our current rate, by the year 2100, the significant majority of all species of animals would have long faced extinction.
Scientists predict that by 2050, sea levels will change drastically due to a rise in temperature and ice caps melting. Animals such as the Emperor penguin will have almost immediately halved in population due to a change in habitat. Breeding patterns would have to be adapted accordingly but are likely to only prolong the existence of Emperor penguins for a few more years. Heartbreaking, I know! But there's more bad news.
Along with the Emperor penguins, thousands of other species of birds will also have extinguished due to the harsh change in environments. Another factor to consider is the food chain. The food chain is a natural law which governs all species of animals allowing us to coexist with each other. A small disruption in the food chain will cause catastrophic problems for other species of animals as well. For example, the extinction of Emperor penguins will lead to a forced change in diet for all predators of the Emperor penguin as well as allowing animals hunted by Emperor penguins to overpopulate.
However, the idea is if we create enough awareness and ensure we do our part in being environmentally conscious and friendly, by the year 2100 we will still be able to live with all the animals which we love.
Attributed to rapid technological advancements in the 21st century, it is not a surprise that concerns such as global warming and overpopulation have incited the the possibility for relocation in the year 2100.Whilst I believe that the significant majority of society will remain living on Earth, it would be most likely true for there to be development and research on The Moon .
By 2100, there will be rapid, cheap and safe access to The Moon, allowing human beings to freely commute between the two locations.Indeed, in contrast to views of how far away The Moon is from Earth in contemporary society, on the basis of efficient transportation, human beings would not be astounded by the notion of travelling to The Moon and rather be constantly expecting faster and more efficient means of travel.
There would be a multiplicity of moon colonies that would be entirely livable and potentially serve as homes for human beings. By virtue of the south polar region having more access to water, it would be more likely that the bulk of these colonies would be located in this vicinity.If need be, thousands of new homes could be built in mere days and relocation would no longer be out of the question.
The Moon would now be a core component of the tourism industry and people would flood in daily to experience life outside of Earth. Undoubtedly, the Apollo landing sites would go down as a historical landmark, allowing human beings to see and appreciate the very beginnings of history on The Moon.
Last but not least, human beings have now completely mastered gravity on The Moon as genetic engineering has allowed people to adapt comfortably to the gravity on The Moon from simulations on Earth.
In general, there will essentially be two
types of aliens, those who come from a civilization that is much underdeveloped
compared to our civilization, but our technologies may still not be advanced
enough for us to be able to conduct space travel to their colonies/planets or
to even send any messages to them (one problem is for the message to reach them
and the other problem is for them to be advanced enough to understand/receive
the message). So even though we know that they do exist but there is still the
difficulty of communicating with them.
The other types of alien are those coming
from a more advanced civilization compared to us. They will be able to discover
Earth and have the ability to pay us a visit sometime in the future. Since, based
on Drake Equation, there are probably 1000 to 100,000,000 civilizations in the
Milky Way alone, and 36.4 million of them may have radio-communication
technology….
There are two possible scenarios for us when
aliens actually arrive on Earth.
The pessimistic view is that they will
invade Earth and make it one of their many colonies in the universe. This view
has been reinforced by many Hollywood movies like War of the Worlds, Skyline,
Independence Day, Battle: Los Angeles, Avengers, Transformers, Pacific Rim, Men
in Black, Cowboys & Aliens and The Day the Earth Stood Still, to name some.
Film: Skyline, source: IMDB website
The optimistic view is that they will be
friends with us and aid us during our development. (I am kind of torn between willing
to live long enough to see aliens and to die before they come so that I don’t
have to picture the scenes where humans are being slaved by extraterrestrial intelligences.)
I
believe that when aliens do come to Earth, they will come quietly and hide in
the dark to monitor the development of our civilization without interfering
with our daily lives. This is probably because I am a fan of Star Trek, and in
it, the most important rule the crew of the Enterprise follow as they're
zipping around the galaxy is the Prime Directive:
"As
the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal
cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere
with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such
interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or technology
to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Starfleet personnel
may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their
ship, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental
contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over
any and all other considerations and carries with it the highest moral
obligation."
However,
the more realistic scenario will probably be the pessimistic view I mentioned
above. So we must remain cautious and think carefully before we broadcast our
Earth’s coordinates to the furthest points of the Universe.
As
Stephen Hawking puts it, ‘If advanced
spacefaring aliens exploit resources like humans do, we'd better hope they
don't find us anytime soon.’
Here is a video by Stephen Hawking titled, ' Encountering Intelligent Life'
Have you ever thought
of the idea of what would happen if you could remember everything that happened
to you for the rest of your life? Researches
has suggested that a memory device may be implanted in a small number of human
volunteers within two years and the device might become available to anyone
within five to ten years. You may ask, “and what does that mean for us ?” well
this development of brain area allows us to overcome the problem of forgetting
things. But this posts another problem, what other excuses could we come up
with other than “My dog ate it !”. However the main concept of the research is
not to restore memory but to expand the capacity to generate memories in the
future.
Telepathic Powers. It has always been a mysterious concept that
people are sceptical about. However, with the help of technology, this concept
has been revealed to us about how telepath communication might be a possibility
in the future. This discovery will allow us to communicate efficiently and
overcome the barrier of communications between individuals that might have a disability
in hearing and talking.
