One of the co-inventors of the birth control pill is impregnating the Internet with a new theory: that his own invention will be pretty much obsolete by the year 2050 and that sex will be reserved for recreational, rather than procreational, purposes. In an interview with the Telegraph, Austrian-American chemist Carl Djerassi says that as fertility treatments improve, more people will take advantage of them and save in-bedroom antics for fun only. Predictions from his interview:
- Advances in IVF will mean that even people who aren't having fertility problems will give it a whirl, with potential future parents becoming part of a new "mañana generation" that puts off reproduction until they're good and ready.