ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEATURE
Scientists are rotten forecasters of the future. But two trends can be confidently predicted. First, the world will get more crowded. There'll be more than 9 billion people by 2050. Nourishing them all will require genetically modified crops, food made from insects and artificial meat. Second, the world will get warmer and politicians won't prioritise the long-term measures needed to deal with climate change unless there's a clamour from voters, even though science offers us a