Life in the future

Tema	Anglų kalba
Tipas	Straipsnis
Aprašymas	In 1963 I read a few books on the future. They assumed that increased mechanization during the following 20 years would result in people having work weeks that would be half as long. But the opposite has happened. Instead of having reduced work weeks, for many, work weeks have increased.
Patalpinta	2005-05-09
Parsisiuntė	1044
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Išsamus aprašymas

Eventually, genetic engineering will allow us to create the perfect human. It will be hard to get used to. Parents will order a baby who will grow up to do a slam dunk or to have a Barbie doll appearance. But after the 2082 winter Olympics, some babies will be created aerodynamic, so they can sail like ski jumpers. Soon, powerful little motors will be added so they can fly, and a new fad will really take off. Billions of slam dunkers will jump for joy, while billions of Barbie dollers will become totally depressed.
Also, genetic engineering will allow us to mix plants and animals. So, should we allow a female researcher to cross a man with a tree? She would then have something much more stable and dependable, and he wouldn't run around as much. But who would want to be a tree? If that was allowed, then what would the male researchers come up with?

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