October 02, 2002

Root

Very interesting short story that seems to capture in fictional form what science's current goals are. The standard metaphor of the body as a computer I think is leading people to a search of our biological APIs like this novella describes. Interesting that the computer has gone from a tool to a new way of thinking; I know that when you are a programmer for awhile you start thinking about the world as a series of undocumented little machines, some of which can be figured out and some which can't. I believe looking back the largest advances over the next ten years are going to be us figuring out - for better or worse - how our own bodies actually work.

October 2, 2002 12:53 AM