Space Halo

In contrast to the timeline I linked to previously, the following website offers an astonishingly detailed insight into the future. Page after page of information covers the technalogical advances of the 21st century, all the way to the end of the universe in the year 10(100).

There are two parts to the content - the timeline and the perspectives. This is explained in more detail on the website, but it basically separates fact from fiction. Political ideas and fantacy-like technologies are simply speculation, wheras colonising outerspace or developments such as AI are likely possibilities.

A lot of the content is cited from sources such as books and articles. This boosts the reliability to a further extent by taking into consideration different ideas and opinions.

Anyway, check it out - I’m sure it will keep you occupied for a while:

http://www.jrmooneyham.com/future_history_timeline.html

I was thinking of starting my own future timeline… Unfortunately I lack the scientific knowledge required to know what is and what is not possible. What I would predict is mere fantacy, not fact. I also stumbled upon other sources that have already done so, and with sufficient complexity.

I may, however, start a community-driven timeline once I have set up the forums, and gained a few more visitors. It would be great to compare the views expressed by different people.

For now you can ponder over the following page depicting a combination of opinion and fact as to how the future may unfold. A very interesting read:

http://humanknowledge.net/SocialScience/Futurology/Timeline.html

You must remember that this timeline is only fiction - while most of the predictions seem likely, nothing is true until it happens…

“Most of humanity is using a common currency descended from the American dollar.”

“English is the native language of 90% of humans.”

Something tells me that the author of this timeline is American.

That is a very good question. In fact, futurology thrives on that very prediction. For those of you unaware of what the term means, it is quite literally the study of the future.

Futurologists are commonly asked to predict the future based on current and historical events. Most of it, however, is simply a matter of opinion - this is what makes the subject of futurology so facinating. One may think the future as spaceships, nano technology and artificial inteligence; whereas another may only think there to be an advancement in material goods and technologies.

It depends entirely on the time span you analyse - the former possibility is likely to be a reality in say, a thousand years time. However, during my lifetime I would lean more towards the latter. Even still, nobody knows…

I will be taking this subject deeper in later blog posts - keep checking back for updates!