FUTURE LIFE

How Will Life Be in the Future?

Sheryl Banico
7 min readSep 29, 2024
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Since the turn of the century, technology has bettered fleetly. Our reality is now filled with effects that were only dreams in the past decades. Seeing how the history was, I was curious about what the times ahead would be like, so I did some exploration to find out what life could be like for us.

Nanotechnology

Let’s launch by taking a look at nanotechnology. Over the years, scientists have made instigative advances and discovered numerous innovative operations for nanotechnology. As it stands, nanotechnology has the implicit to change life as we know it. Experts in this field believe that nanorobots, in the future, will be integrated into our smarts to connect more fluently and snappily with the virtual world. Through the use of brain-computer interface technology, the mind and the computer will become one, making humans veritably important beings with access to horizonless information and results to the problems that the mind would not be suitable to break. If nanotechnology reaches this stage, devices similar to telephones and calculators may no longer be demanded. This is veritably instigative for unborn scholars. Looks like calculation will not be a universal challenge for much longer.

3D Printing Technology

Another technological advance that we can anticipate in the future is the rise of 3D printing technology. 3D printing technology is formerly advanced, but we can anticipate it to be indeed more advanced. Presently, we’ve 3D published tools and houses. In the future, we will be suitable to publish further tools and perhaps even some modes of transportation if bigger machines are erected. This technology will become indeed more accessible to anyone who wants a 3D printer, creating printing opportunities infinite. However, it will not be long before everyone is publishing their own large objects like cabinetwork and munitions, if the current trend of open-source printable 3D lines continues. Well, then is an idea. How about developing an affordable 3D printer for food? This could mean the end of world hunger, despite global warming.

Medical Advances

We’re now moving from the exposure of telephones to the exposure of death. Well, ending death may just be a thing of the history. By connecting the brain to a computer using BCI technology, the information stored in our brain can be transferred to a hard fragment as computer lines. This means that data, including recollections, can be recaptured and uploaded to another being, maybe a more advanced creatural robot. That way, the stylish minds in each field will be retained and can continue work on inventions. Another enhancement to consider in the field of drug is that serious conditions, similar to cancer, will be cured. The only strike to this development is that any new technology is veritably precious at the time of release, so the rest of us may not have access to this literally saved technology for a while.

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Transportation

Transportation is going to change dramatically with trials concentrated on independent buses that are formerly underway at automakers like Tesla. It isn’t unbelievable that completely automated vehicle technology will live by 2040. The egregious benefits of these automated vehicles include a drastic reduction in business losses, as vehicles will cooperate with business control systems. Another advantage is the change in life that independent vehicles will bring. By no longer demanding to drive a vehicle, people will be free to choose to rest or be more productive while exchanging. This will give you a lot of free time, considering the time spent in traffic.

Another intriguing development is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop One design, which aims to transfigure the maturity of public transport under the use of electromagnetic levitation at major pets of 1200 kilometers per hour. This train offers the occasion for a brisker, cheaper, and cleaner mode of transport. However, there will also be smaller business incidents if further people choose this option.

Renewable Energy

When it comes to transportation, the energy used in all unborn modes of transportation will be renewable energy. Presently, the world is facing global warming and the trouble of reduction of natural coffers. We now have to consider conforming to a more sustainable energy source. Hyperloop One is exploring electromagnetic levitation, and the bus assiduity is also looking for ways to reduce dangerous vehicle emigrations. All these sweats are aimed at achieving the thing of completing the use of energies that emit carbon. In addition, exploration is done on thermal energy from the wind, the sun, and the ocean. One company in particular, Bluerise, a inventor specializing in the conversion of thermal energy from the ocean, is working on a design that could fully exclude the use of fossil energies. I hope that Bluerise and its peers will soon succeed in easing some of the environmental problems we face.

Space Exploration

Now, if there’s one thing that has been mentioned as a mitigation option for our current environmental challenges, it’s the disquisition and colonization of space. Companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are determined to revise space technology, with the thing of exploring space and ultimately allowing people to live on other globes in colonies. With all the progress formerly made, space tourism will become a reality indeed for those who can go it. Holiday destination options will expand in places like Mars and the Moon. Unfortunately, a trip to route will be veritably precious, making it exclusive to the extremely fat, at least initially.

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Education

As the labor market evolves, education will also undergo significant changes. We have already seen an increase in digital learning, especially during the pandemic. By 2040, fully digital schools will be common. Even if we physically attend schools, they no longer need books, but tablets and laptops. When it comes to higher education, experts estimate that more than 50% of the student population will enroll in online degrees, making education more globalized — a very welcome step in the right direction if we want to make education more accessible for everyone. I think online degrees could even be taught by AI bots at that point. I imagine that robots could prepare course materials, give lectures and quality assignments. Unfortunately, you may not be able to get your professor to give you extra time.

The Metaverse

Now, let’s go to the metaverse. Ever since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced it, VR and AI have been integrated into our daily lives through the social media giant. For those who may be a little confused about the Metaverse, you are not alone, and you have come to the right place. Metaverse is a computer-generated virtual reality environment in which you can interact with other users through AI-enabled software. It is therefore a simulation, with avatars representing the user. As Metaverse’s features expand further in 2040, it will be able to offer a complete virtual experience that will include shopping and traveling right from the comfort of your home. People will have the opportunity to share their virtual experiences with the world. Imagine traveling to your favorite vacation destination with your family, except you’re not physically there. This is what the metaverse offers you. It seems to me that we are more connected, the more we stand apart.

Money

Then there is the money. Although we will continue to use cash, one thing that has been used less and less over the years is cash. If we follow this trend, cash will probably no longer be used in 2040. All transactions will be done virtually, and new ways of financial transactions will emerge thanks to AI and decentralized finance. As the world slowly begins to adopt these technologies, we may no longer need to make our purchases, making traditional paper and plastic money even less useful. Like Tesla, which orders its auto parts as needed, our automated pantries and refrigerators can order our groceries. No more milk errors or stockouts.

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Real Estate

Speaking of home appliance automation, homes in 2040 will also be fully automated. Smart homes, even if they already exist, will have full AI functions, allowing the home to understand our mood and our needs without giving commands. Also, there will be interactive holographic televisions, meaning you can verbally call your holographic television, and it will appear right in front of you. The best part is that you never have to look for the remote again, because you can control the TV with your mind, thanks to nanotechnology, as we saw at the beginning of the article.

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Sheryl Banico
Sheryl Banico

Written by Sheryl Banico

Passionate storyteller exploring the intersections of life, love, and personal growth. Sharing insights and reflections to inspire connection and authenticity.

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