GESDA Science
Breakthrough Radar

The GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar® is GESDA’s yearly publication that provides an overview of science trends and breakthrough predictions at 5, 10 and 25 years in 42 science and technology emerging topics.

The latest edition of the Radar comprises 40 emerging topics spanning five Scientific Platforms. It presents the outcomes of four community-driven “pulses” on scientific emerging topics – the Pulses of Science, Diplomacy, Impact and Society.

The Pulse of Science details 348 anticipated breakthroughs at 5, 10 and 25 years from now. In addition, it contains three “lenses” on philosophy, geopolitics and science discussing anticipated advances from the perspective of three fundamental questions about the future of humanity, society and our planet. 2,100 scientists from 87 countries have contributed to the Pulse of Science since the Radar’s creation in 2021.

The Pulse of Diplomacy provides an overview of 11 topics related to anticipatory science and diplomacy as discussed at the GESDA 2023 Science and Diplomacy Anticipation Summit, building upon insights from 89 speakers and over 800 participants.
The Pulse of Impact includes an analysis of 30,114 companies worldwide and patents in over 50 jurisdictions.

The Pulse of Society includes an analysis of over 10 million social media posts and 1.3 million articles in mainstream media in order to capture people’s opinions about the emerging scientific topics over the five Scientific Platforms.

The next edition of the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar will be released in October 2025.