Some of the developments mentioned include: •
Artificial intelligence. •
Asteroid mining (such as the "Cracking of Ceres"). • Bioengineered foods including whimsical items such as the Jack Spratt Grass Chop, photosynthetic suits grafted to human skin meant to provide a means of sustenance without eating. • Extreme cosmetic
body modification such as skin with pockets, flashing irises, fur, claws, and fingernails which function as timepieces. • Genetic engineering, including
life extension and
transhumanism as some humans become engineered to live in extreme environments such as cold, zero-g, and even water-breathing humans for aquatic communities. • Geopolitical events such as war, famine, pestilence, and terrorism (as well as the "Sinking of Japan" by an earthquake). • Implementation of
fusion power. • Interstellar colonization, and eventual
extraterrestrial contact. •
L5 (Lagrange Point) space colonies such as those proposed by scientist
Gerard K. O'Neill. • Self-driving automobiles (the "Tiger-Dream Machine" from Ford Autocar). • Sublight starships such as the
Bussard Ramjet. •
Terraforming. ==Related works==