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The Future Business of Body Shops

15-Nov-2015

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Excellent discussion on how cybernetics, 3D printing and the biohacking movement will change the way we enhance people – in fast food style body shops.

Initially driven by prosthetic for disabilities, their advantage will mean the conversation is no longer about overcoming deficiency but about augmentation.

Includes current companies:

Dangerous Things – implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) tags.

Grindhouse Wetware – magnetic finger-tip implants.

The study was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Premier source for the practice and science of food, nutrition, and dietetics.

Larry Page

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Google.

More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement

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More Than Human is about our growing power to alter our minds, bodies, and lifespans through technology, written by Ramez Naam

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Rohit Talwar

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The Future of Business: Critical Insights into a Rapidly Changing World from 60 Future Thinkers

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The book focuses on the critical social and economic forces, business trends, written by Rohit Talwar

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