Juan Enriquez: Tech evolution will eclipse the financial crisis

http://www.ted.com Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be ... different.

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[NickBlackDIN]

@army503d lol I'm much more afraid of the current life, there are a lot of scary things being developed lately.... and frankly, most people in power i don't really trust..

[BTEC13]

I am the fucking homo-evolutis.

[SAYoungEdu]

EMP... Just saying...

[KeskinTRS]

I see two major goals:

1. prolong life

2. improve mental capabilities

The first one is obvious, we want to be healthier for longer but the second one is actually more important.

Most people falsely equal technological evolution to human evolution but the fact is that we`re already unable to cope with the complexity of modern life.

Human kinds biggest leap will be when we expand our mental capabilities.

[ApocDevTeam]

why do i get the feeling i was born one fucking generation too early and i wont be able to experience technological heaven.

GOD DAMMIT DAD

[sprite0nation]

Sounds like Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

[MrHendo747]

Awesome Info... "Exponential" should be THE word for THIS Decade....

[xexux3]

Gale?



[chok2345]

if you listen to his voice youd never know he speaks spanish as a primary language...

[DurexDurpaneu2]

@Psyswitch1983 and why not? You can see how badly we are facking the planet and ourselves in our current form. Letting natural evolution take it's course and MAYBE by chance well evolve into something better... If a rock from outer space doesn't clean earth one more time... In our current times?We need this or else we r facked. This is our only ray of hope we have to survive.

Don't believe me? Go in the woods and survive a month without tools. Good luck!