21 Lessons for the 21st Century

the shirtless girl. You won’t even know. But they will know, and such information will

They could then recommend appropriate treatments, diets, and daily regimens, custom-built for our unique physique, DNA, and personality. People will enjoy the best healthcare in history, but for precisely this reason they will probably be sick all the time. There is always something wrong somewhere in the body. There is always something that can be

We can already witness how this formula works in the field of medicine. The most important medical decisions in our lives rely not on our feelings of illness or wellness, or even on the informed predictions of our doctor, but on the calculations of computers that understand our bodies much better than we do. Within a few decades, Big Data algorithm

When the biotech revolution merges with the infotech revolution, it will produce Big Data algorithms that can monitor and understand my feelings much better than I can, and then authority will probably shift from humans to computers.

apparatchik.

Feelings are therefore not the opposite of rationality—they embody evolutionary rationality.

Gove initially supported Johnson for the premiership, but at the very last minute Gove declared Johnson unfit for the position and announced his own intention to run for it. Gove’s action, which destroyed Johnson’s chances, was described as a Machiavellian political assassination.

However, for better or worse, elections and referendums are not about what we think. They are about what we feel.

of our lives will depend upon how much each of us is prepared to take responsibility for ourselves.”