2045


 * August 12 – A solar eclipse will occur from northern California to Florida.
 * Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts a technological singularity for 2045, i.e. a runaway cycle of self-improvement by intelligent machines, resulting in explosive technological development.[1]
 * Based on Ray Kurzweil's ideas, Time magazine predicts humans will be immortal by this year.[2]
 * Demographic projections "foresee the population of Egypt overtaking that of Russia by 2045," according to Niall Ferguson.[3]
 * Two of Japan's largest cities - Tokyo and Osaka - will be connected by a direct high-speed maglev route.[4]
 * According to a 2003 NASA study, a manned mission and subsequent colonization of Jupiter's moon Callisto may become possible around this year.[5]
 * The 2045 Initiative ends.