*I could teach a semester-long class about how wrong-headed this stuff is.
*It would be quite an entertaining class, too.
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pelletier20130430
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"Programmed with Internet-downloaded software, 2040s household robots cater to our every whim. They also manage the nanorobots that whiz through our veins keeping us healthy 24/7, and monitor our safety when we connect to simulation events that whisk us away in a Star Trek Holodeck-like adventure.
"Interest in space exploration skyrocketed during the 2040s. China and India sent astronauts to build habitats on the moon and construct a new state-of-the-art space station; and an American/EU group is about to complete a self-sustaining colony on Mars.
"More than 1,000 humans live off-planet in the 2040s, some with genetically-altered bodies to accommodate extreme space conditions. These include construction workers building space parks and hotels, solar energy contractors beaming power back to Earth, and asteroid miners searching for wealth.
"As we scatter our populations to faraway colonies in the decades ahead, we will run across many intelligent alien lifeforms. Some may seem strange, but we share common traits. All life is made of similar atoms and governed by the same laws of physics. If our new friends have eyes and clear skies, they will gaze at the same stars and galaxies we do, and we can all trace our origins back to the same Big Bang.
"Neuroscientists have made huge strides in better understanding the human brain. As the 2040s get underway, doctors can adjust neurons to enhance happiness levels in marriages and friendships, and diminish violent tendencies in criminals. This has slashed divorce rates and reduced crime everywhere...."
