ODDS ON: Human clones, a Mars colony, perpetual motion: what implausible developments might soon happen? Michael Brooks asked the experts -- and the bookies -- to take a punt on the next scientific breakthroughs.

The article presents the views of scientific experts and bookies regarding the potential scientific breakthroughs and developements. These include billionaire venture capitalist Elon Musk announced plans to establish a Mars colony in the 2020s, predictions of Roger Shawyer on the probability of a commercial EmDrive by 2025 and similar views of biologist Douglas Ruden and Massimo Pigliucci towards Lamarckian evolution on theory based on epigenetics.