Our world in 2050

Technology has touched all of us in ways we never imagined

Megatech

Technology in 2050

Edied by Daniel Franklin

Publisher: Hachette India/The Economist Books

Pages: 242

Price: Rs 499

In 2050, this article may be beamed directly into your brain. America’s Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is actually working on building a bridge between digital devices and the human cerebral cortex. 

Will this happen in the manner envisaged? The answer is not evident today but it is clear that the future of biology is more than just that.  It could be a merger of electronics, computing technology and, of course, the human anatomy. So the term “connected individuals” might take on