WFS-March-April 2003 Forecasts

A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
March-April, Vol. 37, No. 2

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Special to Web visitors, here are a few of the editors' favorite forecasts from the current issue of THE FUTURIST:

Limited water supplies will force people to choose between energy and fish. Less water flowing into streams in the Pacific Northwest means that within the next few decades there won't be enough water to support both hydroelectricity and salmon reproduction. (Tomorrow in Brief)

robotheart.jpg (9617 bytes) Future robots will think with their hearts. Emotions are a crucial part of human decision making, so researchers are working to endow robots with the ability to interpret situations according to emotional criteria, assessing potential threats and appropriate responses, for instance. (World Trends & Forecasts, Technology)

Airline crashes will decline and involve fewer fatalities. Safer seat design and flash-resistant fuels will help make air travel safer. ("Trends Shaping the Future" by Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies)

Doctors will make "virtual" house calls. Natural-language speech recognition and very high resolution imaging technology will enable doctors and patients to communicate anytime, anywhere. ("TeleLiving: When Virtual Meets Reality" by William E. Halal)

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