Technologists will become the next drug dealers, administering narcotics through brain stimulation, suggests Rohit Talwar, the founder of Fast Future Research, speaking at Intelligence Squared’s If conference.

Scenarios:

• Designer proteins deliver psychotropic effects triggered by electromagnetic stimulation.
• Genomic sequencing and services such as 23 and Me allow for tailoring drugs to the individual, delivering effects based on your physiology.
• Neuroscientists replicate images people are seeing based on the brain activity patterns, combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation for electronically delivering targeted highs.
• Designer proteins delivered via nanoparticles in club scene create effects triggered by electromagnetic stimulation.