Machine learning
Internet of Things and Smart Home Tech
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Automation
Humanized Big Data
Other (discuss in the comments!)
In 1820, life expectancy was 35 years, 94% of the global population lived in extreme poverty, and less that 20% of the world was literate. Today, life expectancy is over 70 years, less that 10% live in extreme poverty, and over 80% of people are literate. Due to the industrial and information ages.