Think about it- Read the text below and answer the following questions Future of science: We will have the power of the gods According to the theoretical physicist professor Michio Kaku of the city college of New York, we are entering an empowered new era: "We have unlocked the secrets of matter. We have unravelled the molecule of life, DNA. And we have created a form of artificial intelligence, the computer. We are making the historic transition from the age of scientific mastery in which we will be able to manipulate and mould nature almost to our wishes.
Among the technologies he believes will change our lives in the coming decades are cors that drive themselves, lab-grown human organs 3D televison, robots that can perform household tasks, eyeglasses that double as home-entertaimente centres, the exploitation of genes that alter human ageing and the possibility of invisibility and forms teleportation
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* Help - Ageing (UK) = aging (USA): the process of becoming old
Questions:
A) What recent discoveries and inventions are mentioned in the first paragraph?
B) According to professor Michio Kaku, we are making a transition from the age of scientific discovery to the age of scientific discovery mastery. How does he describe the age of scientific mastery?
C) What inventions will change our life in a near future, according to the professor?
D) Have you heard of any of those inventions? Do you think they are useful? Do you think those inventions will be available to everybody?
