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Thisepisodelooksattheissuesthatwillchangethewayweliveourlivesinthefuture.Ratherthanrelyingonthemindsofsciencefictionwriters,mathematicianHannahFrydelvesintothedatawehavetodaytoprovideanevidence-basedvisionoftomorrow.WiththehelpoftheBBC’sscienceexperts-andafewsurpriseguests-HannahinvestigatesthequestionstheBritishpublicwantansweredaboutthefuture.Hannahtriestodiscoverwhetherwecouldeverliveforeveroriftherewilleverbeacureforcancer.Shefindsouthowresearchintothehumanbrainmayonedayhelpwithmentalhealth,andifitispossibletoeverditchfossilfuels.Hannahandherguestsalsodiscoverthefutureoftransport-andwhen,ifever,wereallywillseeflyingcars.Shediscoverswhetherarobotwilltakeyourjoborif,assomebelieve,wewillallonedayactuallybecomecyborgs.Theprogrammepredictswhattheweatherwillbelikeanddiscoversifweareonthevergeofanothermassextinction.Hannah’stenthpredictionissomethingshe-andHorizon-areconfidentwilldefinitelyhappen,andthatistoexpecttheunexpected!
