Re:There's a real problem here (Score 1)

• Energy production: Nothing in the pipeline? There are many things in the pipeline (improved batteries, solar, wind, hydrogen, fussion), but they just aren't economically attractive yet. Business is perfectly happy with oil. But when prices climb too high, this will change and money will be pumped into improving alternative energy technology. So if they predict oil will dry up in 2010, then just maybe we will see business start really investing elsewhere in 2009.
• Artificial intelligence: I don't think a mammal brain has been done yet, but less complex creatures have. We are probably still lacking CPU power. According to Kurzweil's projections (if I recall correctly), the total computational power of all computers in the world will equal ONE human brain around 2010.