Noah Schactman in Wired Magazine (12 December 12--great date!),
gave a snapshot view of 2030 as provided by the National
Intelligence Council (NIC). Some of the predictions (or
aspirations) include: - Bioprinting such as creating 3-D printed
organs (how's that for your orchestrating your own organ
transplant?) - Retinal implants for night vision thermal
imaging, seeing the distance without binoculars, or even one-
upping Google Glass by providing augmented reality in your eye
instead of over it - Brain chips for superhuman thought and
recall (those without remain doomed to brain farts, in
comparison) - Bioweapons where DNA is used to target and take
out people by genetically engineering viruses to attack them,
specifically, without leaving any markers - People embedded in
machines--reminiscent of when Ripley in the movie Alien enters
in an exoskelton robotic suit to kick some Alien butt! Other
predictions include: megacities, climate change, big data
clouds, aging populations, and more drones. While some of th