1. 2050: A Prediction
by Jose Calderon
2.27.2013

2. Introduction
“We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if
mankind is to survive.” — Albert Einstein

3. 9,500,000,000 of us
by 2050
(U.S. Census Bureau)

4. Analyst predictions regarding world
issues

5. Wars decline
as nations disregard it as financially pointless
(wired.com article 2012)

6. China surpasses US
as largest world economy
(The Atlantic web article 2012)

7. Scientific predictions concerning our
health and the environment

8. 1 in 3 americans
to have diabetes by 2050
(The Columbus Dispatch web article 2010)

9. Alzheimer's triple
to affect 13.8 million people in the U.S.
(reuters.com web article 2013)

10. not enough water
on croplands to support 9 billion people in 2050
(Yahoo.com news article 2012)

11. vegetarian diet
uses 5 to 10 time less water than a protein based diet
(Yahoo.com news article 2012)

12. Fish will shrink
by as much as 14-24% by 2050
(Huffington Post web article 2012)

13. Millions of species
will be on the road to extinction by 2050
(National Geographic web article 2004)

14. Scientist predictions concerning
future technologies

15. Looking to Nature
for solutions to power
(CNET news web article 2008)

16. Nanotechnology
in regenerative medicine
(CNET news web article 2008)

17. Collective intelligence
in the cloud (a.k.a server farms)
(CNET news web article 2008)

18. speculative technologies based on
current trends

19. Google “Glass”
Augmented Reality Headset
(Mashable.com web article 2011)

20. Internet, everywhere
Ultra-fast, at all times
(Mashable.com web article 2011)

21. Social networking
through augmented reality will be more dynamic & automated
(Mashable.com web article 2011)

22. 3d printing
will be ubiquitous and affordable
(Mashable.com web article 2011)

23. autonomous car
Safer than any car you’d pilot yourself
(Mashable.com web article 2011)

24. The Singularity
in which computer intelligence transcends human intelligence
(Popularized by futurists such as Ray Kurzweil)

25. Conclusion

26. through planning
We can aviod more of this...

27. and live with nature
not on top of it...sort of like this.