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I’m convinced that the world is either going to hell in a handbasket, or is pivoting toward the exponential growth of a technological singularity.

What’s the source of this paradox?

I recently looked at the creation of synthetic life that could, on one hand be used to create fuel sources and medicine, or unleash an uncontrollable disease.

Then, as if I needed a more perfect example, there’s this story in the New York Times about the latest types of vending machines.

In Tokyo, you can find vending machines that use electronic eyes to evaluate skin to determine if the customer is old enough to buy tobacco. In Canada, you can apparently find vending machines with flat irons for hair.

Now, in a luxury hotel, you can shell out $1,000 for gold bars and coins.

Here are some other examples:

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As technology increases, most futurists expect minds to be upgraded by machines. However, according to author Rick Notter, of Better Sound Advice, machines are benefiting the brain right now… through music.

Music, according to Notter, can relax, rejuvenate and re-wire your current thinking machine. In fact, according to Notter, music can help you cure your insomnia, lose weight, improve your attitude, and change your life.

This isn’t necessarily a new idea–from war drums to love songs–music was meant to create emotions and emotions can create real physiological changes. Look at your friend’s face when his or her favorite song plays. Think about how you’re transported back in time when you hear a song from “back in the day.” And watch people dance

Music is also part ofa new generation of Mind Spas, something that is very much associated with Singularity mind-machine integration. Here, one doctor explains how these mind spas are revitalizing an aging population.

Dr. David Loewenstein, a University of Miami brain disorders researcher, said there’s much interest in any therapies that could help keep aging brains quick. With 78 million baby boomers beginning to hit their 60s, “there’s a big market for these sort of things.”

There are apparently a lot of ways to get to the Singularity.

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