Would You Have Any Cosmetic Neurology Done? - Facts So Romantic

Like some other futurists, Ray Kurzweil thinks the best way to avoid aging is to avoid biology altogether. With a sufficient understanding of the brain, he says, we'll be able to upload our minds to (presumably non-organic) structures and become digitally immortal. This might sound plausible enough, if a bit speculative, since the pace of technological advancement can seem surreal. Who's going to rule out such an idea so early in the game? "It would be silly to claim you can'upload' your consciousness to a computer, the way futurists like Ray Kurzweil envision," she says.