The Earth is always changing.
Its been changing for millions of years before you were born and will continue to change
in the distant future - but what about during your lifetime?
Im Danny Burke and im here to tell you about the top 10 ways Earth Will Change In YOUR
Lifetime.
Starting Off At Number 10 we have Peak Population.
For all of our lives, the total population of the world has been rising - but did you
know that it might stop and even reverse.
Research by the Deutsche bank in 2013 claimed that Earth will reach 8.7 billion people in
2055 and then it will start to drop.
This doesnt mean that millions of people are being killed - it will simply mean that the
population explosion that has been happening for the past 100 years will level out as families
have fewer and fewer children - especially in China and India.
For the first time in living memory, you could live to see the maximum number of humans that
will ever exist ...
Next up at number 9 we have The End of Passwords.
Passwords have been a huge part of our lives - you can probably think of 3 different ones
youve used before - but thats the problem, people tend to use the same ones, they tend
to be something related to them and most passwords are actually quite easy to crack - especially
if youre a computer.
The future lies with recognition software.
Its already started with phones scanning your thumb prints, voice recognition is creeping
in - then there’ll be retinal scans or even heartbeat scans.
Everything you need a password for will measure your body in a way that cannot be faked to
make sure its really you.
Unless you grab someone else's eyeballs like Tom Cruise did in Minority Report ...
At number 8 now we have the End of The Gas Car.
In the UK, youll know gas as petrol but whatever you call it - its the stuff that people have
been fueling cars with pretty much since they were invented.
Its been a 100 years since the rise of the gas car and finally things are changing.
Companies like Tesla have led the way when it comes to the electric car.
Many people said it would never take off because of how expensive they were how how impractical
it is to charge an electric car but thats all changing.
The prices are now tumbling down, batteries are getting more efficient and charging them
is becoming ever easier.
Next up at number 7 we have Climate Change.
If youre a young person watching this video - youre gonna live to see the planet change
more rapidly than its ever done before.
At the moment, the planet is about 0.8 degrees higher in temperature than normal.
Thats already concerning but by 2052 it will be at 2 degrees and then 2.8 in 2080.
With this comes everything youve heard about before - more rain in rainy area, more extreme
weather such as strong winds and heatwaves as well as glaciers melting.
It may be so drastic in some parts of the world that youll be able to physically feel
a difference from today compared with the future.
Coming in at number 6 we have The Mars Landings.
In 1969, America landed astronauts on the moon.
They had won the space race - it was an incredible achievement watched by millions around the
world.
Well, for many of you watching - you may live to see the Mars landings.
If they prove to be profitable, we could see the dawn of a new space age on Earth.
In 2016, NASA announced they plan to put a human on Mars by the 2030s.
Private companies like Elon Musks SpaceX have even more ambitious dates lined up.
Some people think they could sent a shuttle crew to Mars in the mid 2020s.
Nevermind this happening in your lifetime - it could happen in your cats lifetime.
Im sure they are really excited about that ...
At number 5 we have No Cash.
When I was a kid, there were only certain places where you could use a debit or credit
card.
These days though, in most western cities, you can go your whole day without ever touching
a coin or bank note.
This trend looks likely to continue until its ultimate conclusion: a cashless society.
Some experts think that within the next 40 years, we might see the end of physical currency
all together.
It costs billions to produce and maintain it and if nobody is using it - why bother
making it?
Next up at number 4 we have The End of The Language Barrier.
If youre watching this video right now that means you have internet access and can easily
google how something is said in any language - however its still hard to have a fluent
conversation.
Thing are changing though.
Companies like google and DARPA are perfecting instant translation tools and when I say instant
- I mean instant.
You will be hearing it as they say it.
If voice replication technology continues to improve, you may even hear it in their
voice!
Coming in at number 3 we have The First Person To Reach 150.
It sounds crazy doesnt it, but some experts think the first person to reach the age of
150 has already been born.
Thanks to improved healthcare and diet, the oldest age of a human being is a record that
is constantly being beaten.
Right now, its held by Violet Brown - a 117 year old woman from Jamaica.
The record is held by Jeanne Calment who lived to the age of 122.
At the rate things are going, its very likely that the first person to reach 150 will get
there within the near future, meaning theyre already alive right now!
Next up at number 2 we have Nanotechnology.
Youve probably heard the word before and its probably sounded like science fiction but
it is coming.
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter thats not much bigger than the size of DNA
molecule.
Scientists have been getting better at this for a while now and within your lifetime you
will probably get to see it first hand.
Cells can be programmed to heal wounds, treat stroke damage or bring youth back to aging
organs.
Tiny nanobots could live in your body doing the job of your immune system - except a million
times better.
Chemotherapy could deliver treatment directly to the cells that have cancer - paving the
way for a total cure.
The possibilities are endless and they could be just around the corner ...
And finally at number 1 we have Self Cleaning Clothes.
I thought Id end this with a bit of a fun one but it is totally going to become a reality.
Engineers in China have developed a coating for clothes that gets rid of any stain or
odor when you step out into the sun.
That's it.
Scientists in South Korea have everything else covered after developing robotic fish
that clean clothes for you on the microscopic level.
This might all sound very science fictiony now but surprisingly, this is one of the most
likely things to happen on our lists.
In the future, people may look back on this time where we had to scrub our clothes by
spinning them in hot soapy water and think we were no better than cave people.
Cave people with washing machines ….
Well - its your life - so tell me, which of these are you most excited for.
Is there a really good one that I missed out?
Does the future hold a part 2 to this video?
Let me know - Im Danny Burke and Ill see you in the next video.