I don’t have a crystal ball, but I am reading a fabulous book right now called Soonish by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. My son, who is a biophysicist, purchased it for me. (He was hopeful that I might understand it!) It is written by two scientists/futurists. The book has cartoons and footnotes, many of which are funny. The book is written in a casual style with serious science and slang.
According to the Weinersmiths…
What are coming tech changes?
- Cheap access to space
- Asteroid mining
- Fusion power
- Programmable matter
- Robotic construction
- Augmented reality
- Synthetic biology
- Precision medicine
- Bioprinting
- Brain-computer interfaces
My favorites were bioprinting (why stop at seven margaritas when you can just print a new liver?) and brain-computer interfaces (because after four billion years of evolution, you still can’t remember where you put your keys!).
It will, as always, be a fascinating year.