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According to the World Future Society (WFS.org) humanity’s next step in evolution is to become telepathic. Well, sort of... They actually call it techlepathy -- techno-enabled telepathy -- in which wireless technology implanted into our brains will enable us to think at each other as if we were actually telepathic. Supposedly we are only about 25 years away from a time in which nanorobotics are wired to our neurons in order to enhance our brains with powerful computer processing abilities. In theory, we then will be able to think of what we want to say to someone and the patterns of our thoughts will be wirelessly sent to the other person who will decode the thoughts before you even have a chance to open your mouth. As handy as this will be the next time you want to swear at the idiot driver who cut you off in traffic, experts admit that the technology might be vunerable to spooky forms of mind-hacking (not to mention what an incredibly bad idea this is for any man who wants a girlfriend). Nevertheless, according to one “expert” at least, “techlepathy should be as safe as having a mobile phone inside one’s head.” Now that’s reassuring! (Times of India)