Honey, they shrunk the future

The New York Times interviewed some Silicon Valley boffins about their visions of our technological future. Here’s a representative sample of the replies:

Marc Andreessen: “Hundreds or thousands of drones flying to and fro for all kinds of reasons. Getting a top-end college education without going to a physical campus. Cars driven by computers instead of humans.”

Clara Shih: “Implantable chips that monitor the number of steps we take, hours we sleep, all of our vital signs, blood chemistry and...