The book · 2021 · 30 chapters

Visions of a
Better World.

Thirty stories from the year 2051. Each is a piece of Applied Science Fiction: a short fiction set in the future, then the real science, innovation and trends that could make it happen — ranked by how probable it is, from Science to Fiction.

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// The Science → Fiction scale

00 · Introduction

Why I wrote this book

Brice on Applied Science Fiction — and how to read the thirty visions.

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Art & Alan Turing01Science
Art & Music

Art & Alan Turing

99/100
The moths are in the pesto02Science
Nutrition

The moths are in the pesto

99/100
The cashier is dead03Science
Retail

The cashier is dead

97/100
The Uncanny Valley04Science
Film & TV

The Uncanny Valley

90/100
Attention is the new bitcoin05Science
Education

Attention is the new bitcoin

50/100
Give a man a Crispr and he’ll eat forever06Science
Agriculture

Give a man a Crispr and he’ll eat forever

90/100
Energy too cheap to meter07Science
Energy

Energy too cheap to meter

Flip the switch08Science
Energy grids

Flip the switch

70/100
Doctor AI will see you now09Innovation
Healthcare

Doctor AI will see you now

90/100
Around the world in 0.8 day10Innovation
Mobility

Around the world in 0.8 day

60/100
The angel is an algorythm11Innovation
Cybersecurity

The angel is an algorythm

80/100
Digital Butler12Innovation
Smart homes

Digital Butler

80/100
Beam me up Scotty13Innovation
Communication

Beam me up Scotty

90/100
Robocop 2.014Disruption
Criminology

Robocop 2.0

70/100
Welcome to the Spacecation15Disruption
Space travel

Welcome to the Spacecation

90/100
Faces for sale16Disruption
Beauty

Faces for sale

95/100
Cloudy with a chance of artificial rain17Disruption
Climate

Cloudy with a chance of artificial rain

70/100
Alternate Reality Living18Disruption
Metaverse

Alternate Reality Living

110/100
Genes for your jeans19Disruption
Genetics

Genes for your jeans

60/100
Cyber small death20Disruption
Dating

Cyber small death

70/100
Africa, the supernation21Vision
Africa

Africa, the supernation

80/100
Pimp my DNA22Vision
DNA design

Pimp my DNA

90/100
Enter the Arena23Vision
Sports

Enter the Arena

70/100
Beyond the blue24Vision
Oceans

Beyond the blue

95/100
Postcards from Torporville25Fiction
Wellbeing

Postcards from Torporville

50/100
My body, the hard drive26Fiction
Memory

My body, the hard drive

60/100
Universal Mind Control27Fiction
Telepathy

Universal Mind Control

80/100
From Dusk to Dawn28Fiction
Sleep

From Dusk to Dawn

60/100
Goodbye mortals29Fiction
Longevity

Goodbye mortals

90/100
Believe in your own religion30Fiction
Spirituality

Believe in your own religion