This series takes you, year by year, into the future, from 2040 through 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.

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New AIs come out that allow access to personal lawyers and doctors free of cost. Kelly from episode 35 works remote controlling love dolls because people still feel AI lack personality. AIs may be able to fool humans in the short term but over time the lack of a person behind the persona bothers people. Because of her work, Kelly gains expertise in trouble shooting robot settings. She also works with a client who confesses to her a terrible secret.

In 2051 The Love Doll Operator

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Two new AIs come out. One AI’s purpose and only purpose is to “upgrade your standard of living.” It finds income sources for you but also advises and guides you to maximize the duration and amount of your wealth. The second AI does all the work of finding love interests for you.Someone retrofits their house for storms. A dog/goat chimera come out. It eats compost and guards your house.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 41 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2050 AI Will Maximize Your Life

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The character Beth returns and now she involves herself in cyber crime. This episode focuses on hacking and crime in the future. In a lot of ways it’s nearly impossible to commit a crime. Cameras are everywhere and AI watch through cameras 24/7. DNA forensics can place people who did nothing more than walk through a crime scene. Prison life is also changed when prisoners are put in stasis.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 40 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2050 All Criminals are Hackers

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In 2050 A new border wall is completed. A parent takes her kid out of school because the Supreme Court has put on pause secular education. A fem takes weight loss meds that completely bring her to slimness. An elderly person uses muscle building meds designed for spacers. The shadow server Medusa is catching on as people have less choices. A father salvages a neuromorphic computer and gives it to his math-wiz daughter. Is this the edge of the Singularity?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 39 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2050 The Revolution Starts Here

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In this episode people at MIT are working on total VR emersion tech. Great crowds of people protest in part because data farming jobs give them the free time to protest. The Supreme court rules on no messing with fertility and embryo development. Genetically modified pets become popular. A group, Moms for Freedom, attack higher education.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 38 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world. Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2050 Moms Kill Education

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Hums are being hired to scout in space. In a habitat on Luna, People take meds to maintain bone and muscle density. Of all the problems caused by living in space, mental health remains the hardest to solve.A couple fall in love, want to have a baby and learn about the embryo screening and germ-line editing options.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 37 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2023. All rights reserved.

In 2049 Luna Habitat

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The story of Mel and Debby returns as they watch the world around them change and change again. The play the game &#34;Make It into Heaven.&#34;Marvin&#39;s story continues. He is in a drug den wanting to find a way to get a new ID because though he&#39;s 80, he looks 20.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 36 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2023. All rights reserved.

In 2049 Lawless Lands

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Madge a person who likes to live like a poor person while she saves millions of dollars get a job at a co-op where people stay on special diets so they can grow medical-grade microbiomes in their guts and sell solids for fecal transplants. She also helps train AI to search for talent.Two sisters are among the hoards auditioning at The Talent Agency and see if one may be the world&#39;s next beloved megastar.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 35 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2023. All rights reserved.

In 2049 The Talent Agency

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The 39% who became unemployed when robots took the jobs can get online jobs giving people input to help develop AI. These new consumers come with some new wants and needs. They want personal survival tech. Tanner returns. Aged 77, she looks 25. She must find a way to escape notice.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 34 of the podcast &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2049 Jobs for Everyone

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2048 Farming People

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2048 Attacking a Delivery Bot

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2048 Detection Evasion

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The innovation wars begin. Tharon takes part in a worker&#39;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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2048 The Genius Drug

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2047 Undercover Investigations in Virtual Reality

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2047 How to Make Deep-Space Travel Tech

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2047 Do We Need Jobs?

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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&#39;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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2047 The Last Beautician

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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 &#34;In 20xx Scifi and Futurism.&#34; The companion site is <a href="https://in20xx.com" rel="nofollow">https://in20xx.com</a> where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

In 2046 Moon Canons

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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.

In 2046 Growing Young

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Tamika&#39;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.

In 2046 Surveillance Nation

This series takes you, year by year, into the future, from 2040 through 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.