“But the most interesting consequence of the coming flood of brainware isn’t technological at all. Parents, and anyone else whose schooldays are fading into memory, will be acutely aware that today’s youngsters have a facility with interactive technology that can be acutely disorienting.”

“The scientists at Emotiv have done the impossible: created a brain-wave-reading headset that lets you conjure entire worlds using nothing but your mind — a breakthrough that could be worth billions. Now comes the hard part.”