Leonardo da Vinci a futurist was an Italian artist and scientist who lived between 1452-1519. Leonardo was the original Renaissance man, whose roles included inventor, engineer, architect, mathematician, geologist, and astronomer.

SELF-DETERMINISM, FACE IT THAT IS OUR FUTURE
The Guardian recently published an article about the 20 predictions for the next 25 years highlighting key predictions to come, so futurepredictions.com has listed below the list with access to the authors background information to allow for further exploration into these observers of the future.
20 predictions for the next 25 years
1 Geopolitics:
‘Rivals will take greater risks against the US’
2 The UK economy:
‘The popular revolt against bankers will become impossible to resist’
3 Global development:
‘A vaccine will rid the world of Aids’
4 Energy:
‘Returning to a world that relies on muscle power is not an option’
5 Advertising:
‘All sorts of things will just be sold in plain packages’
6 Neuroscience:
‘We’ll be able to plug information streams directly into the cortex’
7 Physics:
‘Within a decade, we’ll know what dark matter is’
8 Food:
‘Russia will become a global food superpower’
9 Nanotechnology:
‘Privacy will be a quaint obsession’
10 Gaming:
‘We’ll play games to solve problems’
11 Web/internet:
‘Quantum computing is the future’
12 Fashion:
‘Technology creates smarter clothes’
13 Nature:
‘We’ll redefine the wild’
14 Architecture:
What constitutes a ‘city’ will change
15 Sport:
‘Broadcasts will use holograms’
16 Transport:
‘There will be more automated cars’
17 Health:
‘We’ll feel less healthy’
18 Religion: ‘Secularists will flatter to deceive’
19 Theatre:
‘Cuts could force a new political fringe’
20 Storytelling:
‘Eventually there’ll be a Twitter classic’
Source: Guardian News and Media Limited




