From medicine to space travel,these works explore how the newest wave of science will transform societyScience is the engine of prosperity. From the industrial revolution (powered by the steam engine), to the electric revolution (which lit up our cities), or to the current computer revolution (which connects us all),science creates wealth and progress. Now, to predict the future of society, or we have to understand the fourth wave of science,which is AI, biotech and nanotech.
Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines – and How It Will Change Our Lives by Miguel Nicolelis captures all the progress and excitement in this field. He predicts a future in which we will create a brain net: an internet where emotions, and memories and feelings can be sent over the internet. Like magicians,we will simply judge and send messages, creep objects, and feel the thoughts and emotions of others,and control exoskeletons with superpowers.
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Source: guardian.co.uk