Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Jan 12, 2007
http://www.ted.com Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
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@Crewl8808 He does that a lot, I think it's due to all the pills he eats every day.
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Imagine the crazy shit people are going to subject themselves to when they're immortal.
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@ebze70 I believe he meant 2020.
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@Crewl8808 He finally did it at 01:19
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alexanderkirkegaard It could be, but it is still not known around the world for innovation. I am not bashing Norway, this is just reality. When talking about location encouraging innovation or the latest inventions scandinavian countries are not the first thing people think about.
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wait until the price curve finds carbon nano tubes. they'll be cheap quicker than they say these days.
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@firespinguy I should say that norway holds plenty of patents in regards to innovation.. as do the other scandinavian countries
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@seemysig what? look at it
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Ray really needs to burp at the start of this video.. The "I can't burp now"-pain is totally visible.
Crewl8808 9 months ago 39
Did he say 2010 computers will disappear, oh dear.
ebze70 6 months ago 8