Next World: Future Life On Earth
Technology's next thirty years drives this survey of forecasts from scientists and engineers about how daily life will change. Interview subjects describe floating cities designed to handle rising water and crowded coastlines, automated vehicles that replace human drivers on roads and in the air, and commuting reduced to summoning a ride with a single command. Medical researchers weigh in on life-extension research aimed at pushing average lifespans well beyond current limits, framing longevity as an engineering problem rather than a biological ceiling. The film moves between urban planning, transportation, and health, treating each as a piece of the same shift: infrastructure and bodies both redesigned around new technology. Experts speak directly to camera throughout, laying out timelines and the research already underway rather than pure speculation. The throughline is less about any single invention than about how these changes compound, reshaping cities, commutes, and life expectancy together within a single generation's span.