In April Mike Korns introduced us to the latest in genetic and evolutionary computation. He used as bases Steven Johnson's' book Emergence. Steven is one of the guest bloggers at Zack Lynch's Brain Waves talking for the first time about his upcoming book Mind Wide Open.
Zack uses this time away from his blog to put the finishing touches on his upcoming book about Neurotechnology and Society.
The nascent neurotechnology wave (2010-2060) is being accelerated by the development of biochips and brain imaging technologies that make biological analysis inexpensive and pervasive. Biochips that can perform the basic bio-analysis functions (genomic, proteomic, biosimulation, and microfluidics) at a low cost will transform biological analysis and production in a very similar fashion as the microprocessor did for data. Nano-imaging techniques will also play a vital role in making the analysis of neuro-molecular level events possible. When data from advanced biochips and brain imaging are combined they will accelerate the development of neurotechnology, the set of tools that can influence the human central nervous system, especially the brain. Neurotechnology will be used for therapeutic ends and to enhance human emotional, cognitive and sensory system performance. (check out the rest in the PDF)
At the Futurist Salon this Friday the 15th of August 7pm we are probably the first ones to hear him talk about his findings. Last year we covered Gregory Stock's Redesigning Humans. Zack saw him present at the World Futurist Society Conference and told me afterwords that he may take the first 5 minutes to challenge some of his timeline assumptions. It is going to be interesting.
SAP is kind enough to host us again at:
SAP Labs North America
Building D
3410 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(Driving directions to building D via Highway 101)
(Driving directions to building D via Highway 280)
(Sorry, no munchies this time. We will go to a restaurant afterwards.)
If you stumble over futurist news clips like: The Neurofeedback Monitor please bring them to share.
Comments