Another of those scary things the future is bringing may well be human telepathy. In Germany, Hans Peter Salzmann has been given a brainwave monitoring device that allows him to type out messages using nothing but the power of thought.
Now it might be nice to actually have a quiet coach on the train that’s quiet, but imagine a world where we know what each other is thinking. What would it be like if people could see you’re thoughts before you’ve put them through a social filter?
Diplomacy and maybe even lies are the glue that holds social relationships together (I don’t think you’re bum looks big in that dress my dear), imagine a world where they are impossible. Are our skins thick enough?
NORTHERN PLANNER 
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