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More from The Future Issue
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Iron Man in the factory
Defense research into bionic suits is creating a private-sector market for so-called exoskeletons.
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The future according to Larry Page
Google's CEO envisions a future in which computers plan your vacations, drive your cars, and anticipate your whims. Audacious? Maybe. But Page's dreams have a way of coming true.
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Will.i.am: Corporate America's hit machine
Yes, The Black Eyed Peas frontman is an international pop star. But he has also become a trusted source for some of the world's biggest brands. Meet corporate America's consigliere of cool.
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Teaching IBM's Watson the meaning of 'OMG'
Getting supercomputers like IBM's Watson to understand slang may be the final frontier in machine intelligence.
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Can we reverse-engineer the brain?
In his book How to Create a Mind, futurist Ray Kurzweil explores the secrets of human thought.
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