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Do-It-Yourself (DIY) "wikiforesight" overtakes religion
Personal futures planning toolkits with “success stories” (e.g. how-to guides and case studies from experts and celebrities) become widely available and used. Social movements emerge, with individuals and civil society gr...
Lack of interest in science by young scholars
The relatively small number of scholars taking careers in science could lead to a shortage of researchers and severe knowledge gaps in the future that would take years to recover from as a whole generation has limited knowledge...
DNA Testing and Social Engineering on the rise
Technological advancements have seen that DNA can be accurately tested (for example to prove paternity). As this technology becomes more integrated into society, will people start to pick partners and friends by their DNA? Will...
Increasing negative attitudes of societies towards nuclear e ...
Although nuclear energy is due to many reasons considered safe and clean source of energy, there are countries and movements struggling for its total inhibition. These attitudes emphasize especially radiation risks of nuclear p...
The way society perceives technological advances or other cr ...
There seems to be a general public misunderstanding of science. The way society perceives technological advances or other crises can dramatically influence their opinion and acceptance of such technologies. This has been eviden...
Radical Transparency by Wikileaks
How do we begin to make sense of Wikileaks, the Internet-based organization that publishes the secrets of governments and companies? What Wikileaks is, and whether it is good or bad for civil society, has become disputed terrai...
The dramatic reduction of pubs causes changes in the way communities interact - reducing the opportunities for people to meet and making people more insular. This would be especially prevalent in rural communities.
Intelligent nano becomes superior to humans
Nano-systems become 'self-sufficient' and computers and robots become superior to humans.
Global observation system leads to increased expolitation of ...
High resolution satellite images are available enabling the public to see anywhere on the planet in great detail. Such technology is abused as access to indecent images becomes more prevalent.
Genetically modified Stem Cells allow growth of organs for t ...
Stem Cells extracted at birth allow the effective treatment of ailments in the future. This is an expensive procedure and only the wealthy have access causing global healthcare chaos.
Data sharing means medical records are no longer confidential
The advent of legislation establishing that all data must be made public knowledge means that medical records are no longer confidential. People are afraid to go to the doctor as a result (new legislation is required to allevia...
Text speak becoming more common
Lag of the real behind the virtual with much less use in the human brain. This could lead to new generation unable to effectively read and write.
Nano becoming more widely accepted
As the public accept nanotechnology, there is less scepticism to research topics. This could allow dramatic breakthroughs in the future as the worl becomes nano-inspired.
Learning by computers severely affects communities ability t ...
Learning by computers severely affects the ability of people to engage properly and a generation of people is created that are unable to communicate effectively.
Breakthroughs in biomolecular research leads to highly effective, non-invasive treatments for targeted treatment of tumours
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