By, say, 2025-2030, I expect that there will be multiple jurisdictions that allow the tokenization of virtually any scarce resource, all the way down to personal tokens.
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VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN Lofty questions about the mind are fascinating to ask, philosophers have been asking them for three ... VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN Our ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted. VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified. VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why. VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN When I speak of artistic universals, I am not denying the enormous role played by culture. Obviously... VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative. VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN The brain abhors discrepancies. VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN People often ask how I got interested in the brain; my rhetorical answer is: 'How can anyone NOT... VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN I was socially isolated as a kid. I had friends, but I wasn't very good at sports and that sort ... VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN The boundary between neurology and psychiatry is becoming increasingly blurred, and it's only a ... VILAYANUR S. RAMACHANDRAN