Science Fiction Will Soon Be Science Fact

After reading an interesting article about monkeys with bionic capabilities I began thinking about what this means for the human race. Where will this amazing new brain machine interface lead us? I was instantly reminded of my childhood and teenage years.


I remember playing RIFTS (buy books here) as a young lad and almost always playing as a bionic character. The only human part of my body was my brain and the parts of the digestive tract needed to keep my brain alive. The rest of me was metal and guns. The idea of being a nearly indestructible super mercenary always gave me a warm feeling.

But now, being older I know that that I am not the only one to get the warm and fuzzy feeling from big metal super soldiers. It seems to me that while the medical applications of this interesting, though still fledgling, discovery are wonderful, the military applications are somewhat terrifying.

I would like to think that the military is not already jumping down these scientist's throats trying to make the next super-soldier. But it is a possibility, no matter how far off it may seem today. We're only one or two major advances away from some crazy science fiction type shit. Although, it would be cool to see Seattle protected by Robocop. . .