As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, New Scientist published brief comments by more than 70 scientists about what the next fifty years may hold. Some of the writers include Paul Davies, Francis Collins, Peter Norvig, Susan Greenfield, Dan Dennett, Steven Weinberg, and dozens of others. From the intro:
In coming decades will we: discover that we are not alone in the universe? Unravel the physiological basis for consciousness? Routinely have false memories implanted in our minds? Begin to evolve in new directions? And will physicists finally hit upon a universal theory of everything? In fact, if the revelations of the last 50 years are anything to go on – the internet and the human genome for example – we probably have not even thought up the exciting advances that lay ahead of us.
Delve into those visions of the future by author in the story list of this special report, or navigate forecasts by topic…:
Life: Ageing, alien life, consciousness, ecology, embryology, environment, evolution, genetics, health, humans, language, neuroscience, oceans, psychology, sex and social science.
Space and technology: Artificial intelligence, communications, computing, cosmology, space and technology.
Physical sciences: Chemistry, energy, materials, maths and physics.
