2010s

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The 2010s decade comprises the years from 2010 to 2019, inclusive. Informally, it may also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade.

This decade is expected to be called the tens or the twenty-tens, possibly the twenty-teens.

Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s - 2010s - 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years:	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

1 Events and trends
- 1.1 Science
2 Technology
3 Fictional references

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Events and trends

The baby boomer generation which is designated as "officially" including babies born after the end of World War II in 1945 reaches the age of 65 beginning with this decade. 65 is the standard (though not universally accepted) age of retirement in the United States. A rapid expansion of the number of retired persons due to the aging Baby Boomers is expected to have a drastic effect on the economy of the United States and Europe, especially Social Security and Medicare. This expected surge in the distribution of retirement benefits has been dubbed the pension bomb.

World Cup 2010 to be held in South Africa
2010 Winter Olympics to be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London
Mayan Calendar panic in 2012
April 15, 2012 100th aniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner RMS Titanic
June 28, 2014 100th aniversary of the assassination in Sarajevo which triggered World War I
World Cup 2014 to be held in Brazil (tentative)
2014 Winter Olympics scheduled, location TBA
2016 Summer Olympics scheduled, location TBA
2017 100th aniversary of Bolshevik revolution
World Cup 2018 scheduled, location TBA
2018 Winter Olympics scheduled, location TBA
2018: Centennials of the independence of Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Finland
11 November 2018 100th aniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended World War I.
2019 50th Anniversary of NASA Moon Landing. Also 2020 is the deadline for the Vision for Space Exploration to put men back on the Moon.

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Science

Both the International Linear Collider and ITER may be completed during the latter half of the decade.

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Technology

Around this time, the Hubbert peak of global oil production predicts widespread disruptions to conventional energy supplies of oil and natural gas. Some academic and business research into hydrocarbon deposits has concluded that the continued usage of this form of energy source will inevitably create widespread reductions in its supply during the 2010s, resulting in a sudden need to switch to alternative energy sources such as nuclear energy and "green" sources such as solar and wind power. Similar predictions about the "end of the age of oil" have been made almost since oil first became a major commodity, and so far no such predictions have borne out. However, Marion Hubbert's 1954 prediction that U.S. oil production would peak in 1970 proved to be accurate, so it is possible that the prediction of the same methodology applied to world oil production may be equally accurate. See also future energy development.

Robot technology, as of 2006 still somewhat in its infancy, may cause changes within labour markets, although this event may occur later than the 2010s...

In the year 2012, conventional CPUs are expected to reach their maximum computing potential, according to Moore's Law. Moore's Law states that roughly every 18 months the computing power of processing units will double. Reaching the maximum potential would have devastating consequences on the technological industry. However, this would open up the door for true quantum computing development.

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Fictional references

The Arthur C. Clarke novel 2010: Odyssey Two and its film adaptation 2010: The Year We Make Contact are set in 2010
The events of Capcom's Mega Man classic series that give a date of 20XX take place during this decade. These games are Mega Man 3 through Rockman & Forte and the spinoff's (such as Superadventure Rockman). Mega Man 3 is the first game to shift from 200X to 20XX (thus it takes place circa 2010) and the other games span until roughly the year 2017.
The anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion takes place in 2015.
The Nintendo DS game, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, takes place around 2016.
Back to the Future Part II is part set in 2015 and features flying cars, self-fitting clothes and the Mattel hover board.
The Nintendo DS game, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, takes place in 2018.bg:2010-те