Right now we have uber expensive spas in resorts that supposedly do something, what exactly I don't know. I've read some cool articles about stem cells and nanotechnology. I don't think it'll necessarily be rolling out to regular Drs. offices in the next 20 years, or you'll be able to walk into an AT&T store and buy nanobots like an iPhone, but I'm trying to be optimistic that a lot of this stuff will eventually get more mainstream.

No conspiracy theories please. What I’m wondering is what kind of tech is currently out there, in your opinion, that is either being developed or hoarded in secret? And by that I mean not yet being marketed or deployed. My guess is there isn’t anything like immortality biotech, as big wig politicians and billionaires die all the time, for example. I’m pretty sure that there is no real AI as companies like Google and Apple can’t even get their voice assistants to function reliably.

If I were to guess, one is the main things being developed is advanced propulsion tech. It would certainly explain the “UFO” sightings and the lack of aliens running around. I wouldn’t be shocked to learn that the various militaries of the world have and or are making breakthroughs with aeronautical tech, including those that operate under reduced gravity loads.

Cheers all.

Personally I think medical will keep getting better and consumer technology will keep getting more advanced

If at some point in the future, we had the power to control our dreams, would the world die out? I know some people won’t get addicted, but I feel like the majority of humans would. Why go on dates when you can seduce Margot Robbie? Why go to work when you can instantly be in Italy sampling different wines? Even if the dreams had to be limited to experiences you’ve already had, I think a lot of people would just go back and live in times they think they were happier. The power to control our dreams seems awesome, and maybe it’s still 100 years away (if ever possible), but I think that technology might do more harm than good.

How are they detecting these anomalies?

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Where might be the 'best' places to live in the world if global climate change significantly worsens over the next 25 years?

Things to consider IMO:

• Temperature and heatwaves: Mild to moderate temperature regions may become more habitable; extreme heat areas could become uninhabitable.

-Water Availabiliy:: access to fresh water and strong water managemnt is crucial.

-sea Level rise: coastal cities are at risk; inland or higher elevatIon areas are safey

-agricultural viability: regions with resilient agriculture are viTal for food secuirty.

-PotentIal Collapse of AMOC: Could alter climate patterns, causing severe winters and disrupted weather in Europe and north America.

-political and economIc stability: Stable governments and strong economis can better handle climate stress.

Based on those facts, scandinavia/Alaska might be a good choice? But AMOC collapse might be a problem...

Now that we know for sure that plastic recycling is one of the major causes of microplastics being everywhere (https://quillette.com/2024/06/17/recycling-plastic-is-a-dangerous-waste-of-time-microplastics-health/, I don't agree with it 100%, but still), we really have to put an effort on 1: finding plastic substitutes; 2: process existing plastic in other ways.

1: for instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-cnoSAaUa8

2: better ways to capture and transform harmful gases when incinerating plastic, more R&D on enzymes that can eat plastic, etc.

PS: I took a hard blow when I came to know about plastic recycling being such an important source of microplastics, because I'm all for recycling and taking care of the planet and our health. It just sucks...

I don't know if this is the right sub or what, I'm a Reddit noob y'all. But I'm reading these reports on Microplastics in the human body, heart (which doesn't sound good) and in our genitals, everywhere.

So that gets me thinking, as this is probably not a good sign I'm guessing, will there be any technology that could solve this in the future, are we working on that already? It seems urgent.

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The first quarter of the century is ending this year a lot has changed already

Edit: Any positive predictions?