The Future of Science – Science of Science

Abstract

What will science look like in the near future? First, very closely coupled with, even dependent on, technology. Second, three factors will strongly influence the development of science and technology; globalization, global warming, and the escalation of conflicts at the level of nations. A period of accumulation in science, without spectacular qualitative leaps in the natural and formal sciences, but with a lot of new theories that will appear in the field of social sciences and an unprecedented development of technologies. The new paradigm of the scientific and technological revolution has made rapid progress, and the world has entered a new era of innovation with profound changes. Current emphases are on outer space and genetic control. Creative scientific research and development will become the main activity of humanity.