Unit 20 New Frontiers

Lesson 1 Futurology

Hannah Jones looks into the future of futurology.

I love talking about the future and I am not the only one. Over the centuries, people have always wondered about the future. Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in 10, 50 or even 1,000 years' time. Others foresee future opportunities and problems. They plan the future of the world for a living. These people are called futurologists. This weekend, hundreds of futurologists are meeting at Newcastle University. The seminar starts on Friday and the experts will be discussing the influence of technology on the future. The future is now big business. I clicked into the websites of some futurologists and here's what they're predicting. The technology already exists, so very soon all of us are going to use our voices to give instructions to computers.