Frankenstein foods, nanotech and the trouble with communicating technology

Oct 10, 2016

A nano Bible is displayed at TowerJazz Semiconductor in Migdal Haemek in northern Israel October 29, 2014. The nano sized New Testament developed by an Israeli company has been nominated for the Guinness Book of Records as the World's Smallest Bible, the company said on Tuesday. Jerusalem nano Bible company said it developed a chip smaller than five by five millimetres, which contains the original Greek version of the New Testament (Textus Receptus, or "received text" in Latin). Picture taken October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: RELIGION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4H8IF

A nano-sized bible: Pioneering technology is often hard to grasp Image: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Andrew D. Maynard

Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Author of Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow

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