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Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Construction of the city of Nüwa could start in 2054 and will see 250,000 people live inside the rock of a steep cliff. Freeze my body, melt me in 80 years, and send me to Mars. Architecture studio ABIBOO has revealed its plans to create the first self-sustainable city on the Red Planet, which is set to be ready for residents in 2100. The city will be called Nüwa and will be located at Tempe Mensa on one of the Martian cliffs. Its position inside a rock on the steep cliff will protect its residents from radiation and meteorites (cool!) while still giving them
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milsi narod, hojnost, zdravie, dostatok jedla
milsi narod, hojnost, zdravie, dostatok jedla
I would certainly be happy if people were nicer to each other, they would have the opportunity to not so much to download and the work would be shorter and also would not be generally more demanding and harder things will be done for us by robots and partly by artificial intelligence. Also the food would be more nutritious and hearty, thus ensuring lower starvation
du dialogue en direct pour une meilleure compréhension
du dialogue en direct pour une meilleure compréhension
I'd quite like to see a big regression in social networking. People talking face-to-face to really say something to each other, not to make more or less kind comments. A greater tolerance of ideas would also be necessary, along with more compassion and humanity.
Gesund werden und nicht mehr allein sein.
Gesund werden und nicht mehr allein sein.
In 2040 I will be 87 years old and I don't know if I will still be in this world. Now, at almost 72, I am reasonably ill and still take little part in life together. I spend most of my time alone at home in my beautiful 3-room apartment with a balcony. I have 3 children and 6 grandchildren but the contact is not that great. 2 children live near me, but they have their work, their house and their children. There is little time for me. When I need help, it usually works out that they help. How do I see the next few years? I would like to alleviate some of the symptoms of my illness or get rid of them completely. If that is the case, I would like to fly, not that far. I've never been to a foreign country like Italy, France or even Austria. I've also got to know almost nothing of Germany. As I can't walk or stand for long periods, day trips are not for me at the moment. I would like to get to know a man again, not to move in together, but to go out and be there for each other. My last steady relationship is from 1997. I would like Germany not to be involved in a war and for our economy to flourish again so that we can maintain our social system. I would like to be that old, but who knows that about themselves.
Přežití
Přežití
Forests It's 2040. The forests of South America have expanded in size and what was destroyed 16 years ago has been restored. The lungs of our country are breathing again. Indigenous tribes, including a diversity of animals, persist and expand their families. Air and water quality is available to almost everyone, and drought is gradually disappearing. New technologies are helping people address basic environmental issues, but there is still room for improvement.
Změna k lepšímu
Změna k lepšímu
Between 2025 and 2050, I think a lot has changed. Anyway, the main thing I would like to mention is that all people, regardless of race, have started to live better. Poverty has stopped, hunger has stopped. All people whether women but also men had jobs that covered their various expenses.
Le respect des animaux
Le respect des animaux
The future will undoubtedly be marked by the development of artificial intelligence. This raises both fears and hopes. For my part, I hope it will lead to major advances in the field of medicine, enabling us to live longer, healthier lives. At the same time, it appears that progress is being made in the area of respect for animals, albeit too timidly. I sincerely hope that it will continue to evolve, and that there will be no more animal suffering. May science enable us to feed ourselves differently, why not through the development of artificial meat. It would be wonderful if scientific progress could lead us to understand the mystery of life, why we are here... Finally, may mankind be wiser and exclude war, but that's in the realm of utopia, alas.
Pár věcí co by bylo fajn
Pár věcí co by bylo fajn
I hope in 2040 I will have a beautiful child who will be smart and love me. I will be with my girlfriend and I definitely think I will have a good job with good pay to support my family I hope I will be healthy. I continue to think that ecologically I think that would be wrong. Either we should come up with something that won't pollute the planet so much or we send her to the Grove. I certainly thought we could have new means of transportation much faster. than they are today. It would be nice if it went the right way.
Zpět ke kořenům
Zpět ke kořenům
The company will understand that chasing only money and the cheapest product is not worth it. It will return to a more logical and meaningful local way of life by getting people to start spending more time outdoors in the fresh air again and understanding that living cooped up in offices and cars and in apartments in the evenings chained to cell phones and computers just doesn't make them happier.
2040
2040
2040, AI applications, combined with other technologies, will benefit almost every aspect of life, including improved healthcare, safer and more efficient transportation, personalized education, improved software for everyday tasks, and increased agricultural crop yields.
Dostupnost nadevše
Dostupnost nadevše
The year was 2040... I'm remembering the old days, I mean 2025 - 2000 approx. I remember the world was very different everything was less accessible and complex. Nowadays everything is simpler and of course the technology, it's on a much higher level. Apple Vision pro are already available to a lot more people and they are on the size of glasses. But at the same time, the good old days are still there.
Mon histoire restera, de l'imagination, comme cela va se passer !!
Mon histoire restera, de l'imagination, comme cela va se passer !!
But at my age, do I still have a future? I'm nearly 78 and I'm seriously ill, I have leukemia. (I don't do chemo... it doesn't heal). But hey, I'll pretend I'm not sick! I'd like to get together with my children, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, and spend several days with all this little world, in the middle of nature..when summer's here. The days would be longer and the nights shorter. Real family happiness, Enjoy nature to the full, nature is so beautiful, and with your family, nothing can be more beautiful than this family reunion! Live without thinking about the future, and live the present moment to the full. To think only of the present moment, to live life to the full, without thinking of the future, which is just around the corner...
Euope first
Euope first
Hello, It's February 26, 2040, and Europe has finally unified. We are 32 independent states, but with a strong European government that can decide on certain global, environmental or conflictual issues. The United States of America has regressed economically, and is now only the 6th world power.Since the election in 2024 of Donald TRUMP (who ran his country like a business) and then the election of Elon MUSK (who thought that cars could all become airplanes, and who advocated the return of dictatorship), they have become a shadow of their former selves.With China, we have brought peace to African countries, and launched economic and agricultural programs to reduce poverty and excessive migration.
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