Technology in Fifty Years

This week I researched the technological advances in developed and developing countries. From what I found from both this and last week, I now believe that this world is rapidly experiencing globalization. This means that the people in the world are communicating, sharing knowledge, and becoming less ignorant. For example, English is known as the global language, and it has become almost necessary to learn it. Nations as well as people can connect and communicate with others very clearly and quickly. Furthermore, technology is increasing the speed of globalization. Phones are used almost all around the world, from developing countries like Senegal (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-larry-hollon/developing-world-technology_b_3764553.html) to prospering countries like UAE. New technology will also affect other proponents of people’s daily lives, including the economy and the environment. Throughout the 20% time, I have researched how this world will change environmentally and economically. However, the world will not change technologically; but rather technology will change the world. New technology can help decrease pollution, increase health, eradicate disease, and create demand for newer products. One product that technology has altered to help many is the straw. In developed countries, people are using steel straws to reduce the plastic pollution. Plastic is really just processed oil, and takes a very long time to decompose. However, people living with poverty do not care about the health and pollution of the world. Instead, they care about the polluted nutrients they have to consume because they have no other choice. Technological innovations made to help them are the smaller and easier-to-use pollution measurement devices. Before drinking water, people can check to see if the water is safe to consume.

Next week I hope to find more information in how technology will change the future and start to tie all my research to make conclusions about how Earth will be in fifty years.