The era of data farming is taking off. People can make money participating in being farmed for data about people to be used to develop AI. Three lives are followed: Jane, a party fem, Ernesto, a casualty of the media attack featured in an earlier episode In 2042 the First AI Weapon, and Madge, a cunning spin thrift.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

This is Episode 33 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

Body tissue to device synthesis is achieved. Merch and Tessa the hackers talk about making hacker AI. A robot on peep accident makes the news, and two homeless kids attack a Giantess delivery bot.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. 

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

This is Episode 32 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

Surveillance state or not, it becomes increasingly more likely that everyone can be tracked and recorded. Tessa, the main creator of Medusa Shadow Net Browser, suspects she has been identified by the police after years of thinking she has flown outside of surveillance. She is willing to go to drastic measures to insure her anonymity.

 Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. 

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

This is Episode 31 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

The innovation wars begin. Tharon takes part in a worker's camp and finds out about a drug that will make you smart enough to pass the tests required to make $$$ at one of the robot companies.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. 

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

This is Episode 30 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

Guru transitions from an influencer career to investigative reporting. She turns slander attacks on her into a new hit movie, “Slander Backfires.” To follow a lead, she wants to become the first undercover investigator in virtual realities.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. 

  Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. 

This is Episode 29 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

Pen’s story from the previous episode is continued. Kay from episode 23 volunteers for a program dedicated to developing bodily treatments for space travel.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

This is Episode 28 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

With a whole new class of recently jobless, new neighborhoods form where people use social platforms to learn new skills, trade, and form cooperatives. Some say rich people are imploding capitalism. Pen (formally Bud) brings counterfeit yeast meat to a pub potluck. Alarms go off as an attack on the nation goes into effect.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. 

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

This is Episode 27 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

A future where robots replace human hair stylists, causing many salons to close down. New autonomous robot-operated hair salons open, offering a wide range of beauty services. Lynx, a stylist featured on The Ultimate Makeover Challenge, becomes one of the famous beauticians cloned through deep learning and available for selection on kiosk screens. In the fourth year, Lynx's contract with Biotic is completed, and she struggles to find work without being recorded by robots.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

This is Episode 26 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

A moon base is under cyber-attack.

Topics: Moon-Shot Program, Lunar Mining, Climate Change, Global Warming, Space Travel, Mental Health, Robotics, Medical Science, Gravity Conditioning, Adversity, Success, communication, helmet AI, backup systems, air quality, Vid, reactors, hydrogen, water, dummy tech.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

 This is episode 25 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

This episode follows an ongoing arc. To follow the arc from the beginning, listen to these episodes in order: 1 – In 2040 Taking Back Life, 10 – In 2043 Immortal, and 19 In 2045 Robot Police.

Marvin recovers and the family he stays with cannot believe that he’s in his 70s. He looks like he’s in his 40s. His condition causes debilitating pain, so he needs pain medication.

Tanner has the same condition, and it draws attention to her from someone who realizes Tanner has found a secret to looking young.

Their condition is the result of a treatment that causes their cells to constantly clone and replace. In the future people will advance in the ability to prolong life and those who push the tech too quickly will create problems for those getting treated.

Please take the time to rate, review, and subscribe so that more future minded people can find this show. My landing page is in20xx.com. There you can find the companion website to this podcast that includes an illustrated timeline and glossary.

Tamika's house is burglarized, so she installs cameras that anyone can watch online.

A terrorist group riots at an LGBTQ event and are gone after by people online and hackers.

This is episode 23.

This story follows Carlos, a scout, someone who preforms tasks to be recorded to provide data for training robots. New materials change a lot in this time. New deep sea water filters and new long-chain rocket fuel are two of the examples. Carlos and his wife play an MMO where they garden.

This is episode 22.

This continues Beth's story. Listen to In 2044 Civil War for the first episode of her story. In this episode prisons are being automated, AR glasses are all the rage, AR games take over reality, and Beth gains skills.

Beth's family was killed by the Tucker Group last year. Now an orphan, she will make a new path for herself.

An influencer retreats to a desert community and learns about their plan to green the desert.

This is episode 20.

A small town gets a robot retrofit to their police station and a newbie learns to run the entire police force on her own.

A character from episodes 1 and 10 returns in this episode. Marvin may be dying or may live much longer than expected.

This is episode 19.

This is the continuation of one of the ongoing characters in the series. Listen to Episode 3 to hear the earlier episode. Bud is working as a rent a cop in the aftermath of a food crisis. Little does he know that he is training his replacement, a robot.

This is episode 18.

A food truck chef takes his truck out for the first time after a year as the country recovers from the media attack.

This is episode 17.

An extremist group take a famine as a chance to restart America. The take over local food stores.

This is episode 16.

This is episode 15. Topics: Automation, robots, jobs, VR.

This continues the story of the Montana reservation and its strategy for survival. Subscribe to find out what happens to Carl and the other main character.

Natives drive cross country to find a geneticist who grows algae into meat products.

This is episode 14.