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Gene editing can fix the faulty DNA behind inherited diseases.

Computing is becoming less visible as intelligence moves into the environments, devices and objects around us.

Brain health is becoming a larger focus of science, diagnostics and prevention as populations age and cognitive health receives more sustained attention.

Just 10 years ago, I lost a very dear friend to the tragedy that is Alzheimer's Disease.

Factories so automated they can run in the dark, around the clock, with only a few people supervising.

Grow vegetables indoors, stacked floor upon floor, right in the city.

A growing set of technologies aims not only to reduce environmental impact but to remove, store or avoid emissions through new infrastructure and materials.

Energy in our electrical system used to be one-way and was mostly from carbon.

Chips designed like the brain use a fraction of the power of today's processors.

Mycelium — the root-like network of mushrooms — can be grown into packaging, building materials and fabrics.

Robots modelled on how animals and brains work can learn and adapt in messy, unpredictable places — not just on a tidy factory floor.

Self-driving buses and shuttles could run more often, more safely and reach more people.

Design a vaccine from the DNA of a patient's own tumour, training their immune system to hunt down that specific cancer.

Use microbes — the same process as brewing — to produce specific proteins like milk or egg proteins, without the animal.

Developers can build food production into new buildings and repurpose empty urban spaces as farms.

Materials that sense and react — healing their own cracks, changing shape or reporting damage.

Power systems are shifting from a model dominated by centralized generation toward networks of distributed generation, storage and flexible demand.

Quantum sensors can measure incredibly tiny changes — in the body, underground or in space.

Powerful technologies need shared ground rules.

Solar panels, batteries and EVs on the same street can coordinate like a flock of birds — sharing and storing power among themselves to keep the local grid stable.

Engineer microbes to find and break down pollution in soil, water and air.

Wearables, connected medical devices, implants and biological sensing are steadily narrowing the boundary between people and technology.

A secure digital ID that you control lets you prove who you are online and in person — without handing over more personal data than necessary.

Hydrogen made with clean electricity can power steel mills, ships and heavy trucks — the sectors that batteries struggle to reach.

Recycle the rare minerals in old electronics and batteries, and source more at home.

Longevity research is increasingly focused on extending healthy years, not simply total lifespan.

Engineer materials atom by atom to get properties nature never offered — super-strong, ultra-light, self-repairing.

Materials are becoming more functional, adaptive and engineered for properties that conventional materials could not provide.

Autonomy is moving toward smaller machines, distributed systems and coordinated swarms designed for narrow physical tasks.

Robots and self-driving machines don't need to sleep, so farms can plant, tend and harvest around the clock.

This is a post about how dramatically your future is set to change.

We might live longer. We will see the reduction, elimination, or perhaps eradication of diseases. We'll fix broken bones with lab-grown materials. We will grow human organs for transplant.

Brain science and regenerative medicine aim to repair what was once permanent — damaged nerves, tissues, even organs.

Direct air capture machines pull carbon dioxide straight out of the atmosphere.

Commerce is increasingly designed around removing time, delay and friction from the customer experience.

Humanoid robotics is moving from spectacular demonstrations toward narrow, paid work in factories, logistics and care environments.

Products and materials are being redesigned around reuse, recovery, remanufacturing and reduced waste rather than a one-way take-make-discard model.

Research capital is shifting rapidly toward a smaller number of technologies and geographies perceived to offer outsized future returns.

Since 1900, global life expectancy has doubled. But now, accelerating medical science, combined with a focus on lifestyle, is leading us to the era of the 'super-seniors' - a growing percentage of the population that will live a rewarding and fulfilling life to 100 and perhaps, beyond.

Cities are evolving from collections of separate infrastructure systems toward more connected, adaptive and data-informed urban ecosystems.

One of the most fascinating trends unfolding in our future involves the world's oldest profession.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.

A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.