Photo illustration by Martin Dee
UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Jan.
8, 2009
For the fourth year, UBC Reports has asked a handful of researchers to describe the next big thing that will change our world. Their predictions reveal that once-futuristic concepts may be closer than we think. They also reflect the delight of research:
how outside-the-box thinking can feed discovery and human progress.
The Age of the Cyborg
The melding of artificial materials within the body has long fascinated humans and been the basis for captivating science fiction.
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Real Nuclear Disarmament
Eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons: this ideal goal, as old as the nuclear age itself, has often seemed utopian.
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The Autonomous Taxi
A couple of generations ago it was common for communities to be tightly grouped around an employer, with most workers cycling or walking in.
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A Policy Of Happiness
Should gay marriage be legal? Should paid parental leave time be increased? Should a former industrial space be converted into high-end condos, or community park space?
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Observing the Formation of New Planets
Astronomy has long grappled with telling the story of our origins and our relationship to the Universe as a whole.
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Directing Objects With Your Mind
Imagine being able to look at a light, think about turning it on, and it comes on without you moving.
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