Assignment 2

I find Bush's predictions about the future to be very well thought out and surprisingly accurate. He uses evidence from the past in order to make his assumptions in which I find relevance to today. I believe that by examining past inovations, you can predict what may come next. Also, I believe that alot of modern day innovations are inspired by people's visions of what may come next.

More and more, technology is becoming integrated into our lives. I strongly believe that technology will merge with biology. I think we will be completely one with technology in ways science fiction portrays it. I strongly believe that telekinesis will become possible. Today, scientists are able to harness the power of our brainwaves to perform very basic functions. I remember when I was a kid seeing a kit you could buy that uses brainwaves to make a foam ball go through an obstacle course. I believe in the future we will be able to do much more with our minds.

I believe that telepathy will be possible. I think the social networks of the future will all take place in our brains. There will be a map of every synapse that takes place in our brains that will be used to access a database 100 times larger than the internet today. Instead of making phone calls, you will be able to tap into the brains of others. Music, reading, and movie watching will be an instantaneous process. We will be able to read millions of books in a matter of seconds. The way Bush describes the encyclopedia as a small chip is how I see the future of reading. Except that small chip is as large as a few cells that can hold every book written.

I think technology will allow us to become one with the machine. Not only will we have quadrupled the speed and efficiency of our brains, I believe our bodies will become less organic. I believe that our physical apperance will be able to be altered through the use of genetics. I believe that our life spans will increase dramatically and aging will be a thing of the past. There is a billionaire in Russia who is using his money to make himself "immortal". He wants to somehow turn his knowledge and personality into a digital avatar that is as lifelike as possible. I believe that when people die, there will be a avatar in his or her place.