Is Big Brother watching you already? Are we all living in a computer simulation? There’s only one place to find out and it’s 10 terrifying dystopias that could happen.
10THE MATRIX
Humans are trapped in a computer simulation. We´ve already reproduced the Big Bang in our own simulation and we´ll be able to create humans inside it within 100 years.
09THE WALKING DEAD
A pathogen causes that 99% of the population to become zombie walkers. A slight mutation in the rabies virus could create a zombie epidemic, causing mania, salivation and rage when victims are bItten.
08THE ROAD
Humans resort to cannibalism after most life and vegetation are destroyed. In the 1200 deforestation on Earth Island destroyed the environment and forced its inhabitants to become cannibals.
07MINORITY REPORT
A special police squad predicts crimes before they happen. The US Army´s “Mind´s Eye” uses cameras to predict criminal activity – it recognizes faces, suspicious movements and is drone mounted.
06BLADE RUNNER
Violent artificial humans invade Earth from corporate space colonies. Al like IBM´´s Watson is so human-like that it can learn and understand language. Watson even competed on Jeopardy against humans – and won.
05CHILDREN OF MEN
No child has been born in 18 years and humanity is on the verge of extinction. Sperm counts have halved in 60 years and global fertility decline means that by 2050 there´ll be twice as many old people as young.
04A CLOSKWORK ORANGE
Mind altering treat is used on the youths of ultraviolent Britain. Russia´s SSRM TEK Program uses subliminal images to read suspects´ minds. The guilty react subconsciously to pictures of crimes they commit.
03BRAVE NEW WORLD
Human beings are grown in jars and intelligence is decided before “birth”. Since 1978, five million test tube babies have been born. Some clinics allow couples to choose their child´s gender and physical traits.
02THE HUNGER GAMES
24 children 12-18 compete in an annual televised eight to the death. In Ancient Rome, child slaves were forced to train and compete in deadly fights with each other in front of royalty and citizens.
01NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
Big Brother watches our every move on hidden cameras. The UK has 20% of the world´s CCTV cameras – someone in London will be caught on camera up to 70 times a day.