Forecasts


 * 1) The groundbreaking NBIC report - Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance: Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science (PDF) - the key forecast on convergence (up to about 2025) by National Science Foundation (2002). Quality: 4/5
 * 2) WTEC reports - More reports by WTEC: http://wtec.org/reports.htm Quality: ???
 * 3) Quality NISTEP forecasts - NISTEP report (2030) - one of the best forecasts based on technology foresight methodology (2005). Quality: 3/5
 * 4) Traditional (in the bad sense) New Scientist forecasts - Brilliant Minds Forecast the Next 50 Years, New Scientist. 2056 predictions by 70 scientists (2006).  Problem: Most of the respondents only discussed advances they hope will happen in their own scientific field and were too conservative (criticism by Michael Anissimov). Quality: 2/5