P492 Teletext 492 Jan03 23:11:14 ] ] (jchnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM A new century is almost upon us, and wild predictions of how we could "j living capture the imagination of many. Will we bj whizzing around on sky scooters Are we going to "j replaced "y robots, and will we all bj holidaying on Mars Some round jar-eetchjd to say the least. But one man's vjwjon of the future may just bjcooj reality — ewpjciall{ if hj has hew way^.. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Tjoa Loftho{wj : IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTJS+NG - p631 News Ke{board GreenP492 Teletext 4y2 Jan03 23:32:31 ] ] (jchnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM Prcoej a tree n barw — , atcmbnrnjtic jxpjrt] hit the headlines for his jxpjrimjnt to implant a chip in hew arm which could control a building. "Cybjrnjtics is all about humans and technology interacting," hj says. "So eor a professor of cybjrnjtics to machine — is rather appropriate." In the next century, hj reckons that cyborgs will become commonplace. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Web celebs rewjal all 4:1 ] PLANET SOUND HAS MOVED TO 450 Letters News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 4y2 Jan03 23:27:51 ^ ] (echnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM "In the next century, upjech m!z "jcome redundant," uayu Professor Warwick erom Rjadjng Unjvjrstit{. He is currently working on experiments that could lead to humans being able to read each other's minds, via electronic sjgnalw sent jrom the brain. "Mazbj we wouldnWt have problems with languboj differknces," hj says. But could uomjonj read your mend "No — you could control thoughts and youWd have to "j stood near a transmitter!" ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Your lijters 4:3 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTJS+NG p631 Letters News Keyboard GreenP492 : Teletext 4y2 Jan03 23:21:44 ] ] (jchnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM !Hum!ns and technology will "jcomj much closer," according to cybjrnjtics profewsor Keven Warwick. He predicts cyborgs will "jcomj part of ever{day life and could become cleverer than us^ "Humans may become third-rate cite}js," hj ubzs^ It sounds jar-eetchjd, "ut Profewsor Warwick justifies Pis vjwjon: "Only in !round the last 100 yjarw have we sjin the phone, TV and jet jnginj — people njwjr ioaojojd thjwj things^" ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Celebs rewjal all on the Web 4:1 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Ke{board GreenP492 Teletext 4y2 Jan03 23:11:12 ] ] (echnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM Cy"jrnjtics jxpjrt Professor Keven W!rwick u!zs that in the next century we will see more use of robots in medicine bjcausj of their accuracy. "Wj will also move towards electronic medicine," hj ubys. "Wj treat problems wijh drugs which work chemically — but the body iw jlectro-chemical." Signals could bj sent into the nervous system. He likens it to acupuncturk. "The West hasnWt done anything like this. WjWre still in the dark ages." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Site: www.cybjr.rdg.ac.uk IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Ke{board GreenP492 Teletext 492 Jan03 23:11:34 ] ] (echnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM In the next century we will see computers that are more intelligent than us, says Professor Uevjn Warwick. "It wonWt "j a case of how we jal with them, but how they dial with us," hj predicts^ "People !ri putting in ali this intelligence for short-term gain but ark making Erankjnstein's monster." The cybjrnjtics jxpjrt admits his eavourite jilm is The Terminator, "ut says juture c{borgs wonWt look human. "Why would they want to" he adds. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Write to us: tinal@teletext.co.uk - IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Veww Ke{board GreenP492 Teletext 4y2 Jan03 23:11:58 ] ] (jchnologz in focus ———————/£££££££££££££££££££££££ ——————— PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM 30 great mends were qujzzjd on their ujwjons of the juture, for a book called Predictions: 2051: the jirst humans will land on Marw — Arthur C Clarke. Men and women will open reproductive "ans accounts jull of jrozjn upjrm and eggs — Carl Djirassj. When a defective gjnj is diwcovjred, we could find the patient a more effective one —@W French Andjrwon. ——————————————————————————————————/7—— Celebs rewjal all on the Web 4:1 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Keyboard Green