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A forecast is a description of the future state of a physical, social, political, technological, or other system. Data supporting a forecast may be quantitative (i.e. time series data), qualitative (i.e. a series of related events), both, or neither (i.e. when someone simply makes a statement of...
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| x Global population will be 9.4 billion by 2050 | Aug 19, 2007 | 2050 | 2050 |
The United States Census Bureau issued a revised forecast for world population that increased its projection for the year 2050 to above 9.4 billion people (which was the UN's 1996 projection for 2050), up from 9.1 billion people. The future of world...
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| x Genetic-based medicines will cure many diseases by 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 2009 |
Genetics-based medical treatments will cure or mitigate the effects of various human diseases and disorders, including pharmaceutical treatments for osteoporosis, MS, cystic fibrosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, and Alzheimer's.
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| x "Personalized" computers will recognize, obey owner's voice commands by 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 2009 |
Home and office personal computers will be replaced by powerful "personalized" computers that recognize an individual's voice and follow voice commands. These computers will security and service tools to...
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| x New generation of TVs will be in use by 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 2009 |
Television sets will be large, flat, and hang on the
wall much like a large painting and will be a digital, high-definition model
with clarity approaching that of a movie screen. This TV it will also be used as a computer monitor...
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| x Robots perform library searching and fetching | 2004 | 2009 |
A group of robotics researchers at University Jaume I in
Spain is working on a robot librarian which could deliver the promise
of a helpful bot.
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