On the Record: Predictions
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NO.PREDICTIONDURATIONPREDICTOR
257.
Hydrocarbon fuels will be the "fuel of choice" for personal transportation for the next 50 years
50 years
02006-02056
John T Hoagland
252.
By year 2036, there will be at least 1 man alive in the U.S. who has fathered 150 children.
? years
02006-???
Baris Karadogan
246.
The world will not reach 'Peak Oil' by 2010.
I have invited Jeremy Leggett, a champion of the peak oil concept and author of "Half gone: oil, gas, hot air and the global energy crisis", to bet against this prediction.
4 years
02006-02010
Clive D Bates
244.
Steve Jobs will be nominated for Presdident of the United States, by one of the two major political parties in 2012.
6 years
02006-02012
Tyrone Boyd
243.
An all-new Star Wars film will be released to theatres this century.
95 years
02006-02100
Michael P Strenski
241.
The End of State Sovereignty: By 2030, some form of international federation or global governmental structure will emerge that can exercise ultimate authority over world affairs.
24 years
02006-02029
Mike Treder
240.
By 2012, scientists will have announced a cure for breast cancer and mastectomies will have become almost obsolete
7 years
02006-02012
Susan Smith
239.
By 2040, at least 40% of Americans making to age 65 will live to age 100.
34 years
02006-02040
Elna R Tymes
226.
By the end of 2024 there will be a Single Global Currency managed by a Global Central Bank within a Global Monetary Union.(3-G's) This currency will be legal tender in countries which comprise at least 51% of the world's GDP.
19 years
02006-02024
morrison m bonpasse
225.
Many types of cancer will be treated effectively with biofeedback coupled with imaging techniques, such as fMRI.
8 years
02005-02013
Hugh B Grant
