The Future According to Now
Summary: Ground-breaking innovations hold real potential to change our lives in the foreseeable future–and not always in the ways you’d imagine. When Fidelity’s investment experts consider this potential, they look well beyond the obvious implications. “The Future According to Now” is a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments. Follow along at theatlantic.com/fidelitypodcast, @atlanticrethink, or on your favorite podcast platforms. Promotional content produced by Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic for Fidelity Investments. Fidelity and Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic are independent entities.
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The search for cures to hundreds of diseases and conditions has in recent years become increasingly focused on genes and genetic mutations. Scientists have begun to understand which genes are linked to certain diseases, which genetic mutations lead to certain reactions to medicine, and much more. Now, an emerging technology is utilizing this research in a revolutionary approach to treatment: recoding our genes. Researchers are using this approach to adjust human genes in order to eliminate all kinds of diseases.
Doctors are on the verge of using 3-D-bioprinted human organs and bones in their patients’ transplants and bone grafts. Astronauts will soon use 3-D printers to repair damaged spaceships and the space station. 3-D printing technology has advanced remarkably since it was first introduced–but to truly impact the way we live our daily lives and the way industries operate, the tech must continue to evolve.
There’s a silver tsunami coming: By 2050, the number of Americans over the age of 65 will double, and the number over 85 will triple. In an ideal world, each would have at least one human caregiver to meet their physical and emotional needs as they age. But that’s not a reality for most people. Enter the robot caregiver. Robots could help solve this workforce crisis, just as robotics have already started to impact the wider health care industry.
BRAND NEW! Applying the trademark deep-reporting of The Atlantic with the expertise of Fidelity Investments, “The Future According To Now” podcast explores the technological innovations that hold true potential to impact our lives in the near future.
