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Politics/Society
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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03-01.
107 million in US will own Web-enabled cellular phones. | P.8 Strong
Positive: E | Gartner, Adam Sarner
03-02.
8 million in US will own Web-enabled PDAs. | P.8 Strong
Positive: E | www.gartner.com
Gartner, Adam Sarner
03-03. Interpol presses for
a global DNA database of criminal suspects. | www.smartbusinessmag.com
Smart Business, Future Forensics, 4/01
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2004 |
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04-01.
US lawmakers call for "unerasable" hard drives to aid
in forensics | www.smartbusinessmag.com
Smart Business
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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09-01.
Courts accept sniffer analysis, identifying individuals through
their body's unique chemical odor. | www.smartbusinessmag.com
Smart Business
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2010 |
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2015 |
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15-01.
Leisure-oriented business will dominate the world economy and
account for over half the US gross national product. | www.wfs.org
World Future Society
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2016 |
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16-01.
Dow Jones will hit 40,000 | David Elias
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2020 |
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20-01.
Child malnutrition widespread without biotechnology intervention
| www.wfs.org World
Future Society
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2021 |
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21-01.
Neuroscientists demonstrate cerebral image capturing, turning
memories into images | www.smartbusinessmag.com
Smart Business
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2022 |
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22-01.
Consumption of artificial meats, vegetables, bread, and other
foodstuffs. | P .4 Strong Positive |
George Washington University
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2025 |
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2030 |
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30-01.
Over half of all U.S. adults will be 50 years or older |
Jack Peterson
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2035 |
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35-01.
Economy / Government: Proliferation of "intelligent" robots eliminates
vast work sectors in developed countries. | P.7 Strong
Negative: P, M | [see forecast T30-01]
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2040 |
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2045 |
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2050 |
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50-01.
Humanity could emerge into a period of rapid, but manageable,
evolutionary growth
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