By highlighting Randall Parker's concern over Richard Glen Boire assertion that individual's should have the "right to forget", Glenn Reynolds shows that he is among a growing group who are realizing that neurotechnology, not genetic engineering, will be the primary driver of social change in the coming decades. 

Glenn comments: "These are issues that will soon be -- if they are not already -- non-hypothetical."

As I have discussed previously, neuroethics represents the battlefield over each of our minds.  Although the ability of neurotechnology to effectively influence human behavior is held back by slowly developing biochips and brain-imaging technology, there is no doubt that emerging neurotechnology is driving the neuroethics discussion.

While the perils of neurotechnology include -- neurowarfare, coercive use of truth detectors, and memory erasure, its emergence also carries the promise of increasing mental health expectancy, extending human cognitive capabilities, expanding human sensory performance and enabling more effective emotional control.

The primary motivation behind writing this blog, my book, and letters to the President is to accelerate the social conversation about the various ways that neurotechnology and neuroceuticals will impact human society.  I hope you stay posted for what will continue to be an informative and entertaining ride.