Quantum leaping

[BlackCat]

In a local newspaper they have an article describing the apperance of a zeppeliner in Copenhagen back in 1912. While that of course could be described as a "meh, so what" thing, they also has a reference to an article from that day where they describe that a 87 year old man are attending, and then it's not that "meh" any longer. Imagine how it must have been to be born in 1825 and experience the influx of telegraphs, eletricity, steam engines, the start of flight etc.

This (well, today last) year a famous danish journalist had her 100 year birthday so she has experienced a development comparable - that is, the world is totally different from what it was when they were young.

For me, I will consider the first 30 years as some steady development with only small leaps (sputnik and man on the moon was just further dev of nazi tech and computers was mainly large calculators (not totally true - things started to accelerate in the 80ies). Then it started to go crazy in the 90'es with internet and mobile telephones and the same with biology/DNA.

Today we see things like gene therapy and the literally coolest tech today .

What is to be expected for the next 40 years ?

[Proteus_MST]

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What is to be expected for the next 40 years ?

Further evelopment in VR technoligy, making the VR goggles smaller and cheaper.
Maybe also affordable holographic screens for private use.

Cure for cancer (except for the most extreme/progressed cases)

Electric devices that can cure certain neurological malfunctions

Maybe transplantations of inner ears and eyes ... or at least electronic devices which give ~80% of the hearing or seeing ability to deaf or blind peaople

Perhaps also a manned base on the moon and perhaps also the production of special alloys and metal foams in low G conditions (in the orbit) (maybe supported by private companies)
Space tourism (also by private space agencies)

Rise of china as a space power (well, its first steps they already tok, with their little bunny that landed on the moon), maybe india as well

Porno movies in space (although, maybe it may take a little bit longer ... for xample 50 or 60 years)

[ricketyclik]

Porno movies in space (although, maybe it may take a little bit longer ... for xample 50 or 60 years)

What? That hasn't been done yet?

[Lorizael]

I'm continually amazed by the speed at which our lives have been overtaken by pocket computers.

[Proteus_MST]

What? That hasn't been done yet?

Seems like Sex in Zero G isone of the big terra inognitas so far.
And probably surprisingly complicated, considering that we acorfing to actio = reactio in Zero-G any frantic/forceful movements may result in the couple being driven away from each other with the same amount of force
Not to forget that any discharge outside of the womans body most probably will result in lots of beautiful white and perfectly round globes of Sperm slowly floating through the space station/cabin

[Dauphin]

Given the mile high club, I would imagine a vomit comet has been hired by someone at some point for such activity. When actually in orbit, I can imagine headlines of "space sexploration", or a pun on Virgin Galactic, or (in reference to Proteus' scenario) "the milky way".

[pchang]

Bungy cords.

[The Mad Monk]

I'm continually amazed by the speed at which our lives have been overtaken by pocket computers.

Yeah, I'd have thought it would have been much faster, too.

[Lorizael]

Hey, even poor people have wireless omniboxes.

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A dangerous leap we're about to make is the ability to convincingly fabricate video evidence of any event or speech. If you thought it was difficult to suss out fake news now...

[BeBMan]

Steven Spielberg sez teh future looks like this: