Every movie about the 22nd century is wrong

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NOTE FOR 2018 READERS: This is the second in a series of letters to mark a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, average life expectancy at birth in 10 countries now exceeds 82 years — meaning babies born in 2018 have started being more likely than not to see the 22nd century.

What will the world look like at the other end of these kids’ lives, in that not-so-far-off year of 2101? We may already be seeing the answer in today’s scientific discoveries, tech world visions, and science fiction. But in these time-capsule messages to the next century, we also recognize that our hopes and fears will shape what the future will become.  Read more…

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