CNN Future Summit brings together some of the brightest minds of our time to see how science and technology are shaping our future. Join discussion...

PBS NOVA. John Lithgow narrates as Tom and Ray, brother co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, mix their trademark slapstick with serious nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it will take to make our autos more energy-efficient. With a quarter of all the oil ever consumed guzzled up in the last decade and oil supplies being drawn down faster every day, the brothers' screwball automotive odyssey doubles as a serious environmental wake-up call. Join discussion...

Toward Human-Level Intelligence in Autonomous Cars Join discussion...

The Singularity: A Period Not An Event Join discussion...

Nanotech is changing the world. Join discussion...

This past week, Stephen Oesterle, an executive at Medtronic gave a sobering keynote speech on the future of medical devices—and, if you’re in the medical device industry, the news wasn’t good. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog, Oesterle was quoted as saying, “When biotechnology gets it right we’re finished. Because it’s restorative, not palliative as device are.” If the message still wasn’t clear to his audience, he then added, “It’s done. [Medical] devices ultimately are done.” Join discussion...

There is still a long way to go, but we are seeing significant progress in enabling technologies that could someday bring about the realization of high-performance nanomedicine. First, let's define the eventual goal. For that, we'll turn to Robert A. Freitas, author of Nanomedicine, volumes I and II. Join discussion...

There is a moment in the near future where Scientist believe we will transform the notion of what we believe to be Human. By conducting some of the most controversial experiments, Scientists are unlocking the secrets of the Human Brain, moving us towards the moment where it will be possible to store our minds in machines. Then we will be able to change what we are, and who we are. This is the story of how Biology and Technology will combine to create a new type of Human. Human version 2.0. Join discussion...

Educational video about what scientists and technology developers have accomplished and plan to have accomplished by 2057 Join discussion...

CNN Future Summit brings together some of the brightest minds of our time to see how science and technology are shaping our future. Join discussion...