I was recently browsing through a bookshop’s recommended books, and saw “25 Things You Need to Know About the Future” by Christopher Barnatt (Constable, 2012 – buy it at Amazon or Kalahari.com). It’s a great primer, and I like the issues he has picked out.

Here’s his list of things you should know about what’s about to change the world. How many of these do you feel you understand reasonably well? More importantly, do you have an idea of how these might impact your business, your marketplace or your life?

1. Peak Oil
   
2. Climate change
   
3. Peak water
   
4. Food shortages
   
5. Resource depletion
   
6. 3d printing
   
7. Nanotechnology
   
8. Genetic modification
   
9. Synthetic biology
   
10. Vertical farming
    
    
11. Electric vehicles
    
12. Wind, wave and kinetic power
    
13. Solar energy
    
14. Nuclear fusion
    
15. Space travel
    
16. Cloud computing
    
17. Artificial intelligence
    
18. Augmented reality
    
19. Quantum computing
    
20. Robots
    
21. Genetic medicine
    
22. Bioprinting
    
23. Cybernetic enhancement
    
24. Life extension
    
25. Transhumanism

What else would you add to this list?