2050: A Predictionby Jose Calderon

2.27.2013

Introduction“We shall require a substantially new manner of

thinking if mankind is to survive.” — Albert Einstein

9,500,000,000 of usby 2050

(U.S. Census Bureau)

Analyst predictions regarding world issues

Wars declineas nations disregard it as financially pointless

(wired.com article 2012)

China surpasses USas largest world economy

(The Atlantic web article 2012)

Scientific predictions concerning our health and

the environment

1 in 3 americansto have diabetes by 2050

(The Columbus Dispatch web article 2010)

Alzheimer's triple to affect 13.8 million people in the U.S.

(reuters.com web article 2013)

not enough wateron croplands to support 9 billion people in 2050

(Yahoo.com news article 2012)

vegetarian dietuses 5 to 10 time less water than a protein based diet

(Yahoo.com news article 2012)

Fish will shrinkby as much as 14-24% by 2050

(Huffington Post web article 2012)

Millions of species will be on the road to extinction by 2050

(National Geographic web article 2004)

Scientist predictions concerning future

technologies

Looking to Naturefor solutions to power

(CNET news web article 2008)

Nanotechnologyin regenerative medicine

(CNET news web article 2008)

Collective intelligencein the cloud (a.k.a server farms)

(CNET news web article 2008)

speculative technologies based on current trends

Google “Glass”Augmented Reality Headset

(Mashable.com web article 2011)

Internet, everywhereUltra-fast, at all times

(Mashable.com web article 2011)

Social networkingthrough augmented reality will be more dynamic & automated

(Mashable.com web article 2011)

3d printingwill be ubiquitous and affordable

(Mashable.com web article 2011)

autonomous carSafer than any car you’d pilot yourself

(Mashable.com web article 2011)

The Singularityin which computer intelligence transcends human intelligence

(Popularized by futurists such as Ray Kurzweil)

Conclusion

through planningWe can aviod more of this...

and live with naturenot on top of it...sort of like this.