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A mere seven emerging technologies, while each powerful on their own, have the synergistic potential to disrupt life as we know it. The changes are coming. But are we ready? Has humanity fully prepared for the impacts? Lives will be easier, but at what cost? Guest blogger Bob Gourley dusts off the crystal ball.  

For centuries, information revolutions have spurred dramatic sea changes not only defining how people gather, archive and share knowledge, but also fundamentally altering how they communicate and even think. From the dawn of the spoken word to the development of written languages and the invention of the printing press, telegraph, personal computer and now smartphone, innovations in communication have revamped the course of human understanding and interaction.