Will We All Be Bionic Men And Women One Day?

“Over the next decade, new implantable technologies will fundamentally alter the social landscape. We are fast approaching a milestone in the eons-long relationship between human beings and their technology. … Simply put, prosthetic limbs help people move, and neural implants help people think.” But these devices “may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave patients better off than ‘able-bodied’ folks.”