Biggest science and tech predictions for the coming decade

My six year old nephew talks about robots and gadgets like a pro. Even at this age he has an idea about VR and AR and often talks about computer intelligence and machine learning. Technology has changed everything around us. Its no exaggeration if I say that technology is what we eat and breathe these days.

Trans-humanism  is one such field that’s growing exponentially in size and impact and in the coming decade it may completely change the picture of how we humans live our lives.

Sharing with you some science and tech predictions for the coming decade:

Half of Americans with microchip implantation

A microchip of a grain of rice size that can be implanted in a person’s hand will replace purses and wallets.

Besides identification and improving day-to-day efficiency, the chip could prove crucial for health factors. They could alert people about irregularities with their pulse or a drop in body temperature, or monitor glucose levels - as well as contain a person’s entire medical history when they are admitted to hospital in the event of an accident.

Babies with augmented intelligence

Genetic editing of the human embryo is one of the biggest accomplishments of human science today and holds lot of promise for the coming decade.

What’s more, it may well prove to be the most important scientific advancement of the 21st century. Through these technologies we will be able to eliminate hereditary disease and improve human performance, but perhaps most importantly, we will be able to improve human intelligence and boost our own IQ - even potentially creating a new generation of Einsteins.

Robotic hearts

The artificial heart, and other robotic organs have been around for decades but only in the last few years has a company actually permanently replaced a heart with this technology. Heart related diseases are responsible for 35 percent of the world’s deaths. French-based Carmat has already successfully installed two completely artificial hearts in people.

In 10 years, people will begin to electively replace their biological heart with a mechanical heart in order to stave off a possible heart attack out of the blue but it will come with a challenge- just hope it doesn’t get hacked.

Exoskeleton suits to make quadriplegics run like Olympian sprinters

Exoskeleton technology which is at its infancy right now will see a huge amount of investment in terms of money and efforts in this decade as a third of the world’s population suffers from mobility issues.When a quadriplegic person in the last World Cup kicked the first soccer ball, it was just a trailer of an entirely new experience that humans will witness in coming years.

Improved EEG technology and new exoskeletons,would make disabled run at speeds faster than the fastest natural sprinter. Such incredible technology will enable a whole new form of competitions and perhaps even a trans-humanist Olympics one day.

Facebook and Avatars

Given Zuckerberg’s commitment and zeal, 10 years is too long a time to predict how Facebook will transform during this period. It would surely be beyond what our imaginative faculties permit today. In a decade it will transform into a virtual reality system where personal avatars will continue to post after a person is dead - and even keep wandering around VR worlds mimicking the person.

Companies like ETER9, Terasem and Lifenaut will provide the type of software where people can download themselves and the amount they want to contribute to social media. Furthermore, new types of algorithms may not only contribute to social media but could develop some form of their personality to continue the essence of the deceased.