Whatpicturedoyouhaveofthefuture?Willlifeinthefuturebebetterworseofthesameasnow?Whatdoyouhopeaboutthefuture?Futurologistspredictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivityfro

　　Whatpicturedoyouhaveofthefuture?Willlifeinthefuturebebetterworseofthesameasnow?Whatdoyouhopeaboutthefuture?

　　Futurologistspredictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivityfromentertainmenttotechnology.FirstofallitseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Insteadpeoplewillchooseaprogrammefromamenuandacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.TodaywecanusetheWorldWideWebtoreadnewspaperstoriesandseepicturesonacomputerthousandsofkilometersaway.By2050musicfilmsprogrammesnewspapersandbookswillcometousbycomputer.

　　Inwhatconcernstheenvironmentwaterwillhavebecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Inmanyplacesagricultureischangingandtheyaregrowingfruitandvegetablestoexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Demandforwaterwillincreasetentimesbetweennowand2050andtherecouldbeseriousshortages.Somefuturologistspredictthatwatercouldbethecauseofwarifwedon’tactnow.

　　Intransportcarswillrunonnewcleanfuelsandtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedofthecarandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Todaymanycarshavecomputersthattellthedriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyourdestination.Ontheotherhandspaceplaneswilltakepeoplehalfwayaroundtheworldintwohours.NowadaystheUnitedStatesShuttlecangointospaceandlandonEarthagain.By2050spaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplewillflyfromLosAngelstoTokyoinjusttwohours.

　　Inthefieldoftechnologyrobotswillhavereplacedpeopleinfactories.Manyfactoriesalreadyuserobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobots—theydonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrikeandtheywork24hoursaday.By2050wewillseerobotseverywhere—infactoriesschoolsofficeshospitalsshopsandhomes.

　　Inparticularmedicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases.Todaythereareelectronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlytothebraintohelppeoplehear.By2050wewillbeabletohelpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagainandscientistswillbeabletoproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookhowtheybehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheyhave.Scientistswillbeabletodothese