Predictions · 14 min
2050 Predictions for the Future: 12 Forecasts Worth Planning Around
Population, cities, energy, food, health, money and AI — the predictions that survive contact with the evidence, each with a confidence rating.
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Articles about the year 2050.
Three long reads, each built around one question people actually ask about 2050. Written to stay useful for years, updated when the evidence moves.
The big picture · 13 min
What Will 2050 Look Like? A Field Guide to a Year You May Well See
The street, the home, the commute, the hospital, the coastline — and the four forces that decide which version of 2050 arrives.
Read →Work & skills · 12 min
The Future of Work in 2050: Which Jobs Survive, Which Tasks Don't
Automation rarely deletes a job whole. The task-level view of 2050's labour market, and the skills that keep their value.
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