Superpower?

Superpower? — page 1 — BURMAKIN Motion capture technology or mocap for short is at way to record people's movements digitally It's used in film animation gaming healthcare education and more This person is wearing body sensors to capture their movements which are reproduced in real time with software and cloud processing ANDREY SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

Superpower? — page 2 — 44 5 1 Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE OUR WEARABLE WORLD What Is Wearable Technology Wearables Have a Long History Cyborg Celebrity CHAPTER TWO WEARABLES ARE CHANGING HOW WE LIVE Tracking People and Pandemics Helping People with Disabilities Shaping Our Experiences with Immersive Technologies Improving Life in Real Time CHAPTER THREE WE'RE AUGMENTING OUR HUMANNESS Brain Computer Interfaces Lab Grown Human Organs and Tissues The Ultimate Wearables Skin Interfaces Fashion Tech Way More Than a New Look Are Wearables Good Teammates CHAPTER FOUR ARE WE CROSSING THE LINE Mind Melding Let's Talk about Telepathy Virtual Bodies Let's Talk about Telepresence Let's Talk Choices ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX 6 11 14.21 21 24 28 36 43 51 52 54 57 CHAPTER FIVE HOW DO WE DESIGN RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY 71 Set Up 72 Rise Up 82 Team Up 88 You Me Everyone We're Part of the Responsible Design Team 91 GLOSSARY 59 59 62 66 68 94 98 101

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Superpower? — page 4 — 1 Introduction CAUTION MOVE SLOW AND THINK HUMAN Did you know you're among the most technologically literate generation ever to live on this planet You will shape the future Did you also know that technology is developing faster now than at any other time in history We're in the midst of a Fourth Industrial Revolution because of how artificial intelligence AI robotics the Internet of Things IoT and more are reshaping the world These technologies are powering remarkable developments in so many areas of our lives including wearable computing Wearable means just what you'd expect technology that's on in or attached to your body When people wear technology it changes them It changes what they can see and do and how they think communicate and experience the world More and more wearables are giving humans superpowers Super strength Super hearing Super vision Super expression Super connection Super intelligence Like earlier industrial revolutions the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming society But this time the changes are unlike anything that's happened before Experts warn of limitless possibilities good and bad The future's up to us EZPS SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

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