Life Form Types in a Speculative Universe

From my Book - History of the Future

(I used Hebrew Letters to name various regions of the galaxy).

Alumitoids: Aluminum-based organisms that are rigid in shape and have robotic features. Alumitoid bodies also have a high cellular magnesium and copper content. They are found mainly in the Dalet Region.

Casgains: Slime-like organisms composed of high fat and cholesterol superstructures, they originated in the Forbasch and Plamtoes zones of the Galaxy’s Hey region.

Diamanoids: A very dense carbon-based crystalline life form. Most diamanoids can metamorphose into graphite if necessary.

Fiticites: These iridium-based life forms often have pointed or jagged shapes.

Glymoids: These creatures have a crystalline structure that can take on a tetrahedral or icosahedrons form.

Hosgramins: Hydrogen-helium organisms, their sub-atomic interactions lead to alpha decay that provides energy for their metabolism.

Javolites: Sulfur-based organisms that use iodine and astatine to form cellular networks.

Mesomorphoids: These “super elastic organisms” are composed chiefly of bringbew, an inorganic, stretchable compound.

Nugoids: Organisms composed of a radioactive matrix, Nugoids are rich in elements from the lanthanide and actinide series of the periodic table.

Oragamin: Life forms based on a germanium version of DNA known as oragat. Oragamins are found largely in the Crstam zone of the Kuph region.

Organoid: A group of organic-based life forms, including Humanoids. Organoids are found throughout the Galaxy.

Percotoids: Living entities containing the rare compound percitonic acid. Percotonic acid acts as an agent for metabolism, forming molecular complexes that react selectively with various biochemicals to sustain life.

Pyres: Fire-like organisms that continuously ignite an external chemical source, usually on the skin, to yield energy. Pyres are often surrounded by an oscillating flame that resembles an energy halo.

Rigmoid: These organisms have an intricate three dimensional structure and a complex indefinable shape. The chemical rigmoinix, present in large amounts in the Zayen Region, acts as the linking agent holding their body structure together.

Rltoes: These organisms have a high degree of life specialization in both the structure and functioning of individual body parts. This feature is maintained through the manipulation of gyman particles.

Safamin: Specialized life forms that use the noble gases (neon, argon and radon) for biochemical functioning.

Trygoes: Silicon-cellulose organisms that use plasto-electric charges for mobility. They reproduce through a complicated diffusion-regulated technique of ion exchange.

Urltoids: Giant organisms (often thirty metres in height) composed of ultra-light trachyan fibres (silver oxides with garmium molecules). Most urltoids live in suspension approximately fifty metres above their specific planetary surfaces.

Zytins: Energy-matter life forms, Zytins can convert from one an energy to a matter life form and back again depending on their environmental constraints.

City States of a Future Earth

From my Book - History of the Future

What follows is a list of ten major city states that played dominant roles in both the political and economic affairs of the city state period. Population numbers are based on 2180 census figures, unless otherwise notes.

Atlanta: As the capital of the influential Free States of Southern America, Atlanta grew to become the largest commercial and information center in the Western Hemisphere. A large population influx from the less viable economic regions of North America increased the population of Atlanta from fewer than 10 million in 2050 to 97 million, recorded almost a century later.

Berlin: Another service orientated city state, Berlin gained prominence for its highly innovative, organized and well-respected aerospace and technological design programs. Population: 86 million.

Calcutta: The Pearl of India was a shining example illustrating the positive transformation of a once poverty stricken urban sprawl into a relatively affluent modern city. Calcutta’s city planners revitalized the megalopolis through the wholehearted adaptation of the Biotron system. The city served as a center for micro-electronic production. Population: 157 million.

Kinshasa: The largest city in Africa, Kinshasa’s population surpassed that of Cairo in 2105. Kinshasa existed as the center for global textile production during the city state period. Population: 123 million.

Lima: Rapid population growth allowed this former Peruvian capital to become the second largest urban region in South America. Lima was noted for its vast factory resources primarily concerned with heavy industry such as mineral processing and alloy manufacturing. Population: 119 million.

Los Angeles: As the second largest city in North America, Los Angeles surpassed the population of Mexico City in 2075. The city’s survival was dependent on its production of luxury items, however, it continued to exist as an entertainment Mecca. Population: 114 million.  

Moscow: Although tightly controlled for over forty years by the semi-autocratic Neo-Muscovite Party, Moscow grew in size and importance in the early twenty-second century, when its strategic position between Asia and Europe allowed the city state to assume the role of a Trans-regional Trading Center. Population: 132 million.

New York: The return of a high incidence of crime in this densely populated city state, forced local authorities to adapt draconian strategies. Nevertheless, the city continued to function as a leading commercial and corporate advertising region thanks to its extensive global computer linkup with the outside world. Greater New York in the twenty-second century spread southward to include regions of the Eastern seaboard, like Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington. Population: 129 million.    

Tientsin: Large peasant migrations from the rural areas of China dramatically increased the population of Tientsin. The migrations were inspired by the movement towards scientific urban-based food farms during the late twenty-first century. Tientsin surpassed both Beijing and Shanghai in overall population in 2124 and 2133 respectively, to become the dominant Chinese city state. Tientsin was also noted for its Nutrition Allocation Units (NAUs) that helped coordinate food distribution programs throughout much of the Far East. Population: 169 million.

Tokyo: A city described by Australian-born poet Fergus Hayden as a “Concrete Jungle incubating in a Steel Receptacle,” Tokyo served as the leading center of medical research on Earth, but was also admired for its diverse economy. Tokyo had the highest population density of all major city states.

Population: 181 million.

The US and Canada After a North America Wide Future Civil War.

I predicted that the US and Canada would divide along these lines following a Civil War in the 21^st century.

The Eastern Union (EU): A commercially centered economic union comprised of the former New England States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont) and the regions, states and provinces of New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Capital city: Washington DC.

The American Republic (AR): This nation’s economy depended largely on its industrial production and mining. It was comprised of the former states and provinces of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Ontario, Manitoba, West Virginia and Wisconsin, plus the territory of western Pennsylvania. Capital city: Cincinnati.

The Free States of Southern America (FSSA): A Union incorporating the states of Virginia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Capital city: Atlanta.

The Florida Republic (FR): The FR was comprised only of the former state of Florida, whose vast Hispanic population voted overwhelmingly for the right to exist as an independent state. Capital City: Miami.

The Midwestern Federation (MF): Also called the “High-Tech” Federation, the MF inherited the states of Missouri, the Dakotas, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming and the former Canadian province of Manitoba. Capital city: Omaha.

The Texas Expansion (TE): This industrial-agricultural nation was made up of the former states of Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico. Capital city: Amarillo.

The California Republic (CR): A service and industrial production based economy the CR was comprised only of the former state of California. A new capital was built for the republic at Reagan City Complex, Death Valley.

The Cascade Federation (CF): A resource-based republic formed from the states of Alaska, Arizona, Oregon and Washington as well as the former Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Yukon Territory. Capital city: Vancouver.

Pacific Conglomerate (PC): A trading nation made up largely of the state of Hawaii and the islands of Midway and Guam. Capital city: Honolulu.