Future Vision

Madeleine Rogers’s background is in illustration, graphic and product design. Recently graduated with an MA in Sustainable Design, her practice is focused on communicating wonder and awe for the natural world to young audiences. She has authored and illustrated a series of books celebrating wildlife which have been translated into several languages. Her award-winning make-them-yourself paper animals, MIBO series, published by Button Books, have inspired children around the world to celebrate the wonderful and unique species of our planet. She is also passionate about growing food and understanding food systems. In her spare time she is a volunteer shepherd and a nature friendly gardener. She is based East Sussex. Cathy Rogers Dr Cathy Rogers began her career in TV, as a creator and producer of science programmes, including the Emmy-nominated Scrapheap Challenge(UK)/Junkyard Wars(US). She returned to academia for a PhD in Educational Neuroscience, looking at how creativity works in the brain and has since written a book for teachers about how brains work. Her passion lies in communicating science, whether that’s explaining neuroscience to a class of 7 year olds or grilling NASA professors about the future of space exploration. She is also a musician and plays in the indie band Heavenly, which is currently touring worldwide. She is based in London. Madeleine and Cathy fervently believe that young people need more positive stories about the future.

Introduction 4

Chapter 1: Getting around 6

Chapter 2: Re-wilding the land 12

Chapter 3: Our homes 18

Chapter 4: AI and robots 22

Chapter 5: What will power us 26

Chapter 6: Our wellbeing 32

Chapter 7: Oceans 36

Chapter 8: What we will eat 42

Chapter 9: Space 46

Chapter 10: Citizenship and democracy 50

Acknowledgments 56