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Read 53 predictions for 2042, a year that will see the world transform in big and small ways; this includes disruptions throughout our culture, technology, science, health and business sectors. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Fast Forecasts for 2042

• Phone numbers become extinct, replaced by various text and voice messaging services. 1
• Bangkok is now surrounded by massive flood walls 1
• World population forecasted to reach 9,278,694,000 1
• World sales of electric vehicles reaches 21,086,667 1

Technology Forecasts for 2042

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

• The slow death of the carbon energy era | Future of Energy P1
• Society and the hybrid generation

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Technology related podcast episodes that cover trends in 2042

What humans will evolve into | Life in 2030 podcast | S1:E1

Business News for 2042

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

• What will replace traditional capitalism: Future of the economy P8

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Culture Forecasts for 2042

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

• South America; Continent of revolution: Geopolitics of Climate Change
• United States vs. Mexico: Geopolitics of Climate Change
• Canada and Australia, fortresses of ice and fire: Geopolitics of Climate Change
• Europe; Rise of the brutal regimes: Geopolitics of Climate Change
• India and Pakistan; famine and fiefdoms: Geopolitics of Climate Change

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Science Forecasts for 2042

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

• Climate change and food scarcity in the 2040s: Future of Food P1

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Weird Science business related podcast episodes that cover trends in 2042

Thought reading machines to convict future criminals | Life in 2030 podcast | S1:E3

Next Scheduled Update For This Future Timeline
February 14, 2021. Last updated February 14, 2019.

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