Let's try to look one hundred years into the future and imagine what life on Earth will be in 2112.Let's try to see the world through the eyes of our child.
Nanotruzheniki in the immortal body
So, suppose I - a man of XXII century.I'm more than a hundred years.Yes, I was born in a time when you are reading these very lines, and still alive!And not going to die, because mankind has long crossed the threshold of immortality.It is not surprising, since back in 2006, Professor Richard Miller of the University of Michigan, said that he and his colleagues succeeded in increasing the life expectancy of laboratory mammals by 40%.Later, researchers used similar technology to the people and to the 2050s centenarians began to feel no worse than sixty men of the 2000s.By the end of the XXI century, mankind and all acquired immortality.
I do not know the disease.For me, in the XXII century, the word "cancer" means roughly the same thing for you, "a plague" and "cholera".Now medicine wins any disease.The secret - in small cleaners - nanorobots that live in my bloodstream.They are worn on the body, correcting all the defects, eliminating the deposition of cholesterol and cancer cells, destroying harmful microbes.In general, everything is exactly as dreamed once the English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.If I were seriously injured: damage to the spine or lose a finger, maybe even an arm or a leg - it does not matter.This case provides a "pill regeneration." Swallowed it, and after some time I again normal: all the bodies recovered and limb growing back again. The emergence of such technologies prophesied in the mid-2000s, Professor Ellen Heber-Katz, of the Wistar Institute (Philadelphia). "At the beginning of the XXI century, mankind will get rid of the cancer. The day will come and cancer will be chained in the" iron chains "- said once a great prophetess Vanga. As you can see, she was one hundred percent right. By the way,"iron chains "- this is my body. After all, I'm half cyborg, like any normal person my age.
telepath with steel muscles
People from ancient times to work on themselves - to improve body and spirit in order to gain phenomenal abilities: the ability to readthought to have ultra-thin rumor to see the invisible and possess unrivaled wit and incredible power. This gave me a high-tech.
in my brain microchipped, with which I can transmit thoughts at a distance: to communicate with others, manage computers and robots, playing video games.In principle, this technology is not new.Back in 2009, the engineers of Japanese company Honda Motor created a telepathic robot Asimo.He carried out the commands to give a man with a special helmet that converts thoughts into signals.This was the first discovery of a great help for bedridden patients, particularly paralyzed.Subsequently telepaths to make all people, including healthy.
By 2025, scientists have developed artificial eyes, nose, ears and skin.This is not just improved the natural senses of people, but also opened up to them entirely new, previously unknown sensations.
I partly live in the virtual world.Before my eyes - lenses with an Internet connection and, if necessary, to me there is all the necessary information about the surrounding reality: the map, the navigator, the characteristics of objects, historical references.Also, these lenses are able to recognize facial expressions, and if, for example, my opponent is a foreigner, I see or hear the translation of his speech.On the possibility of creating such devices is still in 2011, said Professor Babak Parviz of the University of Washington.
I have an excellent memory, and my mental faculties would envy Einstein himself, because my brain is connected to the computer.Most parts of my body replaced with artificial, which makes me incredibly strong.In general, the rights was a scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rodney Brooks, who at the beginning of the XXI century said that someday the border between biology and cybernetics razmoyut, and people will be a little distinguishable from android.
«Liquid» house with toilet diagnostician
I live in an apartment that is constantly concerned about my health.While I take a shower, I shower my body scans and diagnoses on the state of the body.Even the campaign - of necessity "has medical value - the toilet to do the analysis.In this my home - closed loop: nothing is superfluous and nothing is wasted.We have long forgotten the concept of "scum."After all, mankind has received full control over the atomic structure of matter.I have everything, but I spared shopping.Everyone needs to provide me nanorobots taking apart the molecules of any substance, whether the debris, stones or dirt, and are harvested from them what you want: clothes, food, household appliances, even the ornaments of precious metals.With the development of nanotechnology become useless agriculture, industry, mining.
My house, like the furniture in it capable of taking any shape but I want to.It consists of clusters programmed nanobots that can regroup, turning in the necessary items.Through swarm of nanorobots in an instant can appear and disappear whole cities.Remember the old movie "Terminator 2" with the robot of molten metal?This is no longer science fiction!
Home Neanderthal man with the voice of Pavarotti
I lived glowing cat.I like to talk with her and listen to her sing.My home guards mini dinosaur.Breeders have reached such heights that pet lovers appeared mikrosobaki glowing cats, parrots with the voices of celebrities and tossing delicious caviar aquarium fish.As for wildlife, scientists have long recovered DNA and cloned most utterly destroyed earlier species of animals.Even resurrected mammoths and dinosaurs.By the way, in 2011, geneticists announced that they are about to be possible to recreate the Neanderthal man - they are almost deciphered its genome."From a technical and theoretical point of view, everything is possible - said in an interview, Robert Lanza of the corporation Advanced Cell Technology.Stop the resurrection of the ancient man could only ethical question of this act. "
We have long found a common language with our neighbors on the planet.Since the beginning of the XX century scientists have been working to develop devices capable of transforming emotions and thoughts of the animals in question.Initially made possible contact with primates, then with other mammals, and people gradually learned to communicate even with fish and insects.
On vacation to newcomers
Ask for what I go to work?And what I do go there, because I had a great work at home: sit in a special chair, and thanks to all of the above lenses operational information in front of me.We have long forgotten what offices.With colleagues see each other only in virtual reality.If I still have to go home, I sit in the car.However, I'm more a passenger than the driver, because the management is entirely by a robot.But the accident - an extreme rarity in our time.As you probably guessed, the oil reserves have been exhausted for a long time, and transport work on alternative and environmentally-friendly energy sources.I was resting in space clubs, many of which opened in orbit.On vacation to the Moon or Mars.Although it is possible to visit and aliens that humanity has long gone, and the connection has established warm relations.That's how we live in our 2112-m.
... Of course, someone will say that all this - on the verge of science fiction.Believe me, this vision of the future of the Earth is not only science fiction writers, but many scientists.After all, while you are reading these lines, they are already trying to implement most of the described miracles.So, it is possible for our children and grandchildren waiting for even more fantastic world.
Igor Krasnovskii
Articles Source: Secrets of the twentieth century, number 45, 2011
