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  • Future technologies such as bio or blockchain are proposed and presented.

  • I think we will see these come to fruition over decades.

  • Nobody knows whether it will be shaped as microcomputers or something else.

  • Are there any yet unknown technologies you think would be fun to see?

  • Good question.

  • Microcomputers have the potential to suddenly go in interesting directions.

  • Let me think what I've seen at MIT.

  • Well, it is probably the human body.

  • The extension of mind and body.

  • Integration between man and machine will really evolve.

  • So, one is the timing of these physical and mental extensions.

  • Another is a potential dramatic increase in lifespans.

  • Long life would break or change social systems.

  • This could happen very suddenly.

  • This is not a technology like a blockchain,

  • but each may completely change economic systems like capitalism.

  • Michael Pollan's latest book talks about psychedelics for example.

  • We have spiritualism and people's actions.

  • Environmental issues may even change suddenly.

  • The old world believes in things such as the value of money.

  • All that may change.

  • Wow. Thank you so much.

  • We will take some pictures.

  • What about a Wired paper edition?

  • Will there be one?

  • One is set for November.

  • We are tentatively looking at Kevin Kelly's New Economy 2018.

  • We will see what happens there.

  • It follows trends from the 1990s.

  • It does seem many are trying to move away from capitalism.

  • This is also seen as a type of new economy.

  • We ask how this integration looks.

  • We engage these core themes.

  • I hope we can find an approach for the success of Wired therein.

Future technologies such as bio or blockchain are proposed and presented.

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