Connecting

A few years ago, the novel Feed by M.T. Anderson presented a world where virtually everyone was connected to television and computers via a brain implant. People had these mechanisms implanted when they were born. The result was a world of people who could barely speak because they could already hear what others around them were thinking. They didn't need to read or write, and as a result, most couldn't. The world around them was bleak and deteriorating.

It all seemed interesting but impossible. Well, not so fast. At a recent meeting of TED, this presentation showed a mechanism that allows the beginnings of some of the same technologies. It presents a virtual sixth sense.

There is a link at the site that allows the downloading of this clip to your desktop or your iTunes account. It would make a great discussion/writing starter. Check it out.

It's amazing technology. Who knows, maybe this is the communicator of the future.