What will life be like in seventy-five years? Scientists, futurists, and researchers are already trying to answer that question. Some of their predictions may surprise you.
Cities will look very different. Experts predict that urban areas will be much denser and more vertical — most people will live in tall buildings with green spaces on every floor. Scientists believe that many coastal cities will have built sea walls to manage rising sea levels. People will travel by electric aircraft for short journeys, and long-haul flights will take half the time they do today. In most cities, there will be no more physical money.
Health and food will also change dramatically. It is likely that most people will live to be over one hundred years old. Robots will carry out most dangerous and repetitive work. People will eat far less meat than they do now — lab-grown protein will be the norm in most countries. Scientists believe several languages spoken today will have disappeared by 2100, as smaller communities merge with larger ones.
Not everything will change, however. Some things probably won't be very different from today. People will still want connection, friendship, music, and stories. Families will still celebrate important moments together. Human beings will still argue, fall in love, and ask big questions about the meaning of life.
Of course, not everyone agrees with these predictions. Some futurists warn that technology will create new problems if it develops too fast. Others argue that the biggest changes will come from nature — not technology. What is certain is that the world of 2100 will be one that nobody alive today can fully imagine.