Wired UK: The Bio-Crime Prophecy
Hacking computers is commonplace today and is at the forefront of national security concerns. But looking into the the future, hacking DNA is an emerging threat. Cells are living computers. DNA is software. Our bodies are networks. And they can all be hacked. Imagine a crime scene where your involvement has been spoofed. (See a...
Hacking the President’s DNA
Almost a year ago, I collaborated with Future Crimes visionary Marc Goodman and bestselling author and writer Steven Kotler to speculate how the advances in personalized medicine could be co-opted for less than altruistic purposes. We submitted the article to the Atlantic Magazine. The article appears in November 2012 issue, on your newsstand now. (Here’s the online...
Tomorrow Project
I was interviewed for this podcast by Intel Inc. Futurist Brian David Johnson for the Intel’s Tomorrow Project last year in Portland. Brian helps Intel understand medium-term trends in technology and society so they can align their business operations appropriately. It’s always a pleasure to work and share information with him.
Touch examines the idea that fate is a formula
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting and having dinner with Rob Fresco and his family. Rob’s working with Tim Kring of Heroes fame on a new show called Touch, starring Keifer Sutherland. It’s about a mathematically gifted, autistic-like boy that sees patterns of connections that others do not. The trailer makes references to scale-free...
