ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. New technologies can be used to create far more democratic societies, with far greater equity and independence, but they will do so only if the right kinds of political decisions are made. surrounding attempts to closely replicate human thought, emotion and self-reflection. Wearable computers are already widespread, with the commercial interest in Google Glass perhaps marking a newly popular awareness of this phenomenon. surrounding attempts to closely replicate human thought, emotion and self-reflection. Nanotechnologies, devised at a scale visible only under a microscope, will be injected into our bodies to repair it, or to map it at a level of specificity that puts our current imagining technologies to shame. Decentralized energy production that will be made more viable by new technologies likewise threatens energy monopolies.
