Here's What the World Will Look Like in 2030 ... Right?

PLUS: More of the best stories from WIRED. View this email in your browser 01.01.20   FUTURE TENSE Here's What the World Will Look Like in 2030 ... Right? BY WIRED STAFF These six visions from humans today span space colonies, a genetic panopticon, and straight-up apocalypse.   LOL Today's Cartoon: January 1, 2020 BY WIRED CARTOONS Get the ball rolling on a new year.   SLEEPWALKERS PODCAST Enhanced Intelligence, VR Sex, and Our Cyborg Future   BY WILL KNIGHT Recent progress in AI, many believe, makes the promise and peril of transhumanism increasingly possible.    PRIVACY California's Privacy Law Goes Into Effect Today. Now What? BY GILAD EDELMAN The California Consumer Privacy Act, which goes into effect today, gives state residents some new rights over their data. GET WIRED   Insider access to our New Year's Sale   For a limited time, get a full year of the print magazine + digital access to wired.com for just $5.   Subscribe Today   CLIMATE CHANGE It's Not Just You—Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are Rising BY JIM ROBBINS As the world warms, scientists say that abrupt shifts in weather patterns, like droughts followed by severe floods, are intensifying.   THE YEAR AHEAD 2020 in Science: A SpaceX Bonanza, Lab-Grown Brains, and More BY WIRED STAFF The number of satellites in orbit will double. Lots more people will get Crispr'd. Organoids might demand of bill of rights. No big deal\!    PHOTO GALLERY The Dazzling Designs of Alpine Ice Formations BY LAURA MALLONEE These swirling patterns, likely caused by heat rising from the water below, look like frozen Jackson Pollock paintings.   Cities Race to Slow Climate Change—and Improve Life for All BY FLAVIE HALAIS Mayors across the world say we all need to consider how urban planning and climate intersect with well-being.   BY     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions