BBC地平线：关于未来你需要了解的十件事

Thisepisodelooksattheissuesthatwillchangethewayweliveourlivesinthefuture.Ratherthanrelyingonthemindsofsciencefictionwriters,mathematicianHannahFrydelvesintothedatawehavetodaytoprovideanevidence-basedvisionoftomorrow.WiththehelpoftheBBC’sscienceexperts-andafewsurpriseguests-HannahinvestigatesthequestionstheBritishpublicwantansweredaboutthefuture.Hannahtriestodiscoverwhetherwecouldeverliveforeveroriftherewilleverbeacureforcancer.Shefindsouthowresearchintothehumanbrainmayonedayhelpwithmentalhealth,andifitispossibletoeverditchfossilfuels.Hannahandherguestsalsodiscoverthefutureoftransport-andwhen,ifever,wereallywillseeflyingcars.Shediscoverswhetherarobotwilltakeyourjoborif,assomebelieve,wewillallonedayactuallybecomecyborgs.Theprogrammepredictswhattheweatherwillbelikeanddiscoversifweareonthevergeofanothermassextinction.Hannah’stenthpredictionissomethingshe-andHorizon-areconfidentwilldefinitelyhappen,andthatistoexpecttheunexpected