This article at Washtech.com is fascinating. It discusses what we have already seen in technology that has completely changed the way we live. From PCs, to laser surgery for the eye, the things we take for granted today, yesterday didn’t seem possible. It then goes on to explore current science, and how close we are to leaps in technology that are likely to completely change the way we live. Perhaps even extending human life significantly.
Imagine the ethical, cultural, and societal issues from the following :
“What will parents do when offered something that will increase their child’s SAT scores by 200 points?
What will athletes do when they are encouraged by extreme big-buck leagues to have medical pit crews?
What will fat people do when offered an implant that will monitor and alter their metabolism?
What will the military do when it can overcome the need to sleep?
What will the aging do when offered memory enhancers?”
If you read the above article and it scares you, and especialy if it doesn’t, have a read of Bill Joy’s Manifesto at Wired from a couple of years ago.
