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Megatech: Technology in 2050

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In the not-too-distant future, we’re going to be plugging our brains into the web, replacing our worn-out body parts, and eating meat grown in a lab. If we’re lucky, we’re going to be living in a world of more productivity, more energy, and more equality—and if we are not, we’re going to be facing the profound threat of nonexistent privacy, ecological collapse, and nuclear proliferation. Of course, we will be able to’t know the future, but Megatech: Technology in 2050 is a mind-clearing guide to the possibilities.

In this bold new book, Daniel Franklin brings together these days’s most innovative scientists, leaders, thinkers, and writers to believe how future technology will develop and shape our lives. Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek expects a rapid acceleration of scientific discovery, and Melinda Gates envisions a smartphone in the hand of each and every woman. Meanwhile, Benjamin Sutherland warns of military robots, and Leo Mirani sees smart glasses on each and every person’s face. The result is a thought-provoking selection of insight and imagination in an effort to inspire us to benefit from future opportunities just as it motivates us to tackle the environmental, economic, and social challenges ahead.


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