When
The big questions of the future, asked the one way that matters: when? People take positions and defend them; Faz, the referee, weighs the evidence and both sides and rules a date, and moves it as the world does. While the evidence is too weak there is no date: the question is watching, still open for argument.
Space
When will people live on the Moon for a full year without a break?
2050
Faz's date
· most likely 2040–2078
Technology
When will driverless taxis carry paying riders in 25 US metro areas?
2028
Faz's date
· most likely 2027–2031
Science
When will a pig kidney keep a patient off dialysis for a full year?
2027
Faz's date
· most likely 2026–2031
Far future
When will the world's population peak?
2078
Faz's date
· most likely 2060–2094
Technology
When will a quantum computer break a 2048-bit RSA key?
2042
Faz's date
· most likely 2034–2068
Climate
When will global warming pass 1.5°C on a 20-year average?
2029
Faz's date
· most likely 2027–2033
Science
When will the world go a full calendar year with no wild poliovirus cases?
2031
Faz's date
· most likely 2028–2046
Politics
When will the European Union have 30 member states?
2035
Faz's date
· most likely 2031–2052
Climate
When will solar generate more electricity than coal worldwide?
2036
Faz's date
· most likely 2032–2044
Science
When will the FDA approve a gene-editing therapy that works inside the body?
2027
Faz's date
· most likely 2027–2030
Technology
When will a magnetic-confinement fusion device reach scientific gain (Q > 1)?
2030
Faz's date
· most likely 2028–2042
Sports
When will a man run 100 metres faster than 9.58 seconds?
2056
Faz's date
· most likely 2032–2089
Space
When will astronauts walk on the Moon again?
2030
Faz's date
· most likely 2028–2034
Climate
When will the Arctic Ocean first be practically ice-free in September?
2048
Faz's date
· most likely 2036–2072
Markets
When will China's GDP in US dollars pass America's?
2048
Faz's date
· most likely 2036–2066
Space
When will humans first land on Mars?
2045
Faz's date
· most likely 2036–2075
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