Ed Pilkington meets Ray Kurzweil, the man who predicts future | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/02/google-univeristy-ray-kurzweil-artificial-intelligence

The head of Google's new university, Ray Kurzweil believes the advance of technology will solve the energy crisis, upgrade the human genome and even lead to everlasting life - no wonder he is so optimistic

In the land of Kurzweil, the possibility of reprogramming the body is not a dry academic theory, it is a blueprint for how to lead your life.