The scary reality of life in 2050

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I CANT wait to be a transhumanist designer when I grow up, said no child, ever.

That might not be the case for long if futurist Morris Miselowski is right. He predicts the job could become as common as a teacher or builder in the years ahead.

The renowned futurist, who has spoken at TEDx, thinks the workforce will change drastically in the next 35 years, with 60 per cent of us doing jobs that dont exist.

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Most will arise from technology and the human body, dedicated to improving our health and extending human life, according to Mr Miselowski.

In the last 150 years we have doubled our life expectancy in Australia, weve done that without the technology that [is now in place] he told news.com.au.

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Here are his predictions for the top 10 jobs in 2050:

Nano medic Someone who works with medicine on a molecular level using tiny robots to investigate problems in the body and solve them from the inside out.

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The scary reality of life in 2050