Computers can now read and interpret the results of an MRI scan in what is, essentially, mind-reading:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/31/60minutes/main4694713.shtml
Be sure to play the video on the page to see the 60 Minutes interview demonstrating the technology. The researcher involved in the project predicts we'll have the ability to read complex thoughts within three to five years.
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
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Take with a grain of salt. [or iron?]
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/01/the_science_of_vood.html
Hmmm, good to know the contrary POV. Thanks for the article.
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